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  • Category: Open Source
  • Founded: Aug 31, 2005
  • Language: English
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This group is for users of Kicad, the amazing integrated EDA program. Not only does it capture schematics and layout PCBs, it is open source, free and runs on a range of platforms. This group concentrates on actually using Kicad, so post your questions, hints, tips and suggestions for improvements.

Download Kicad from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=145591

The Kicad Wiki can be found at : http://kicad.sourceforge.net/

KiCad author's page - http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/

For details of uploading your libraries, symbols and footprints go to http://www.kicadlib.org

For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel

For Spanish users of Kicad, see http://groups.google.com/group/kicad-users-es?hl=es

Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question.

Please post your bug reports to the group where they will be picked up by the creators of Kicad.

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Re: Zone Fill Crashes PCBNew
You may also try one of the Live CD distributions of Linux and have all of the kicad stuff on a USB stick for example. I use Linux and Windoz versions of kicad
Posted - Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:30 pm
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Re: Skypic board (open hardware)
Very well said. Any time there is a "closed" program, file format or whatever, it limits you to that program and often it makes your life harder than easier.
Posted - Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:15 pm
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Re: Zone Fill Crashes PCBNew
Thanks alot for that info Donald. That would certainly save me the hassle of repartitioning my hrd drive and having to reinstall everything again. Neva used
Posted - Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:23 pm
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Re: Zone Fill Crashes PCBNew
Hi, Andy. There is another option - install a virtual machine and run your Linux or Solaris machine under that. I've started doing that using Sun's VirtualBox
Posted - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:52 am
Donald H Locker
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Re: Skypic board (open hardware)
... I have just looked at your website, and it looks like a wonderfull little device. I was wondering. Would it be possible to use this card as a control
Posted - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:07 am
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