I figured this out. I had four holes for mounting with the same name. I've changed the names to unique names and numbers and can now export a DSN file....
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dickelbeck
Jul 2, 2012 3:25 pm
... I could be wrong, but I am of the opinion currently that there is no bug here. The segments are pulled out of list, so the order is not significant,...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 2, 2012 4:19 pm
... I realised the matching had to be accurate, which is possibly why things went awry with arcs for me. The board concerned had several arcs with angles...
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dickelbeck
Jul 2, 2012 4:34 pm
... What you say here seems plausible. Someone would have to do a bug hunting expedition. What I would suggest is to start Pcbnew from the command line, no...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 2, 2012 4:42 pm
There was a recent discussion about putting things on the schematic so they get exported in the BOM but don't get placed on the PCB. A related problem is...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Jul 2, 2012 4:56 pm
You give each part a unique ident, then you can export the BOM and feed the result into an external stock control / parts database system. In that you can...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 2, 2012 5:05 pm
... Funny you should mention that. I've been working on my own open-source database for kicad (files in the kicad user group, update following soon), and...
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Jeff Kaskey
jkaskey
Jul 2, 2012 6:14 pm
FWIW, that's the way I do it. I am using Parts&Vendors (neither open source nor free, and win-only, but reasonably inexpensive) and I dump my KiCad BOM into it...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 2, 2012 7:10 pm
The database I'm working on uses Firebird as the back end, which is FOS. For the front end I'm using MS Access, but only because Libre/OpenOffice has a known...
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Bernd Wiebus
bernd.wiebus
Jul 2, 2012 8:22 pm
Hello. There is a problem with Gerbview. At the attachment are two files: "ESD-Schutz.zip" and "GerberMuell.zip". Both are containing some gerber files an a...
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Bernd Wiebus
bernd.wiebus
Jul 2, 2012 8:34 pm
Hello. The file "GerberMuell.zip" which should be at the attachent of my previous post, too, got lost somehow. So i will add it here. With best regards: Bernd...
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David Novak
damateem
Jul 2, 2012 9:48 pm
I have a need to create a 68 pin LCC module with every pad connected to a plated through hole. Multiple pads will connect together and form 4 different part...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Jul 2, 2012 10:16 pm
Are you trying to create a module that will suit different components? i.e. pad--pth--pth--pth or pad--pad--pad--pth if so then just a standard pth pad as...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Jul 2, 2012 10:17 pm
Parts and Vendors... that's the one I was thinking of, my mistake I thought it was a shareware prog. Andy On Mon, 2 Jul 2012 11:14:09 -0700 (PDT)...
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David Novak
damateem
Jul 3, 2012 2:15 am
It's an odd module. All the pins of the LCC will have a pth connected to the pad and then all the pads connected in two groups. Each of these groups will...
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Koenraad Lelong
koenraadlelong
Jul 3, 2012 6:54 am
... Hi Robert, To make you application you could use Lazarus. That's a "write once, compile everywere" RAD environment. It's more or less a clone of Delphi, ...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 3, 2012 7:57 am
... Thanks, that's certainly worth knowing should I suddenly find myself with the time to write the front end app :). Is the Lazarus driver a proper...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 3, 2012 8:31 am
I've just run a quick test along these lines. I was able to trigger the Spectra export problem with one of my tests (Test1 in the attached zip). This was...
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maheshsutariya
Jul 3, 2012 2:02 pm
Hi, I am using following latest kicad from link[http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/KiCad-2012-01-19-BZR3256-stable-Win_full_with_components_doc_install.exe]...
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Koenraad Lelong
koenraadlelong
Jul 3, 2012 2:08 pm
... Yes, they are full client-server "drivers". Actually they are an interface to the installed db-drivers. There is no odbc-layer. ... Firebird is my favorite...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 3, 2012 2:12 pm
... Arcs can be difficult or impossible to select, especially once edited, and I don't know any workaround other than right-clicking all over the arc until you...
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Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 3, 2012 2:30 pm
... Thanks, that is well worth knowing. There is one sort-of advantage to ODBC which I have exploited in the past. I have written an app that used Firebird...
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Mithat Konar
mithat_konar
Jul 3, 2012 2:31 pm
Another multi-platform option is Qt. See http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/sql-driver.html#qibase -Mithat ... Another multi-platform option is Qt. See...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Jul 3, 2012 3:01 pm
Modules don't have any concept of "pins" as such they are all pads. Pads with matching pin numbers will connect to the eeschema component with the same pin...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
Jul 3, 2012 3:03 pm
It is a pain, this is where diving into the file with a text editor is useful. Andy On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:11:47 +0100...
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Frank bennett
bennett782003
Jul 3, 2012 3:44 pm
... No sure what this discussion has to do with Multi-Part Components!? (see previous discussion wrt BOM management) How about accessing an existing database? ...
12642
Jeff Kaskey
jkaskey
Jul 3, 2012 5:06 pm
Interfacing to existing databases would be a great feature of a parts management tool, but it is not in itself a parts management tool. Besides octopart, KiCad...
12643
maheshsutariya
Jul 4, 2012 4:39 am
Thanks Robert and Andy, @Andy, Which can file can be edited to set this ARC PCB edges..Brd file? Do you particular point in file[some search keyword] where I...
12644
randyinnc55
Jul 4, 2012 1:12 pm
Or did I do something wrong? I created a multisheet schematic with a top level sheet and then 5 sheets in parallel below that. I then used the CvPcb button...
12645
Robert
brownbrummig
Jul 4, 2012 1:24 pm
Gaaa! I hate CVPCB. The problem is that you need to ensure the .CMP file generated by CVPCB and the .NET file generated by EESchema match. If you miss a...
