... Daniel, I tried SVN version 589 (today's HEAD) of PCBNEW on your *.brd file. I am unable to duplicate the problem after trying 20 or so times. I am running...
Hello Devid, I am attempting to import a bitmap scanned for a PCB, the purpose is to clone the circuit layout. I follow the instructions on your indicated...
Hi all, First of all: Many thanks to all those folks who did all the programming, documentation and testing of KiCAD: You created a very useful design tool and...
Hi, I can connect pins to the inner layers without any problem. Tell us which version of Kicad are you using. You can also check, just in case, if the pad is a...
... that I ... Yes it is possible and very easy. Hover your pointer over the track or segment you wish to reroute, right click the mouse and a list comes up....
Hello, I'm Menkilah a C++ developer. I want help about integrating KiCAD on Visual C++ 2005 and compiling it with nmake.exe (makefile.g95). I have already try...
... compiling it with nmake.exe (makefile.g95). ... inattendu. NMAKE: fatal error U1077: 'for': return code '0x1' " ... You have a lot of work to do, the GNU...
Hi I'm new to kicad (day one) but am finding it generally easy to use. However I can't see how to manually route a rats nest. I would like to select a rat and...
... Don't use autoroute. Select the "Add tracks an via" command from the right panel. Click on start point. Click again when the track changes direction. ...
... Tony, Click the 'Display local ratnest' button ( third from the top on the right side). Then click on a pin thats on the net you want to route. The single...
Hi, I'm trying to create a small PCB with some through-hole components on the component layer, and two SMD's on the copper layer. I am able to change the SMD's...
Hi, Do not change the module with the module editor at all. Select the module in pcbnew, rigth-click and apply Flip. This command moves the module from bottom...
... Ah, I see. I actually noticed that option, but assumed (there you go!) it would flip it around the x or y axis, not the z axis. Thanks a lot! Best, Koen...
Hi all, I've been using Kicad for a while in a 'mucking around' sense, supporting the capture and layout done by contractors of ours. I have noticed that gerbv...
Dear all, I placed a DB9 male connector on my board. When routing traces I intended to short circuit the mounting holes of the connector to ground. However...
Yes, you can define 2 extra pins in the Eeschema symbol. I usually use the number 0 (zero) for both pins. Then, in the pcb module, I re-define the mounting...
... Hi, The two attached file are (almost) the solution of Pedro, the ground pad in N° 10 instead of 0. P.S. : Rename .li_ to .lib . The .emp file is the...
... You can use the Libedit in EEschema to set the net on the mounting holes to GND. You will have to define the mounting holes as pins. You can use pin 0...
Any time that I click on Help in KiCad, PCBNew, etc, I get a message that the help files can not be found. Running under Ubuntu 7.04. Where should the files be...
Hello Danilo, Thank you very much for your help. The library you sent is great and suits my purpose. However the footprint is of DB9 Female, what I am...
Hello: ... routing traces I ... connector to ... not allow to do so ... to edit the net ... circuit) but this is not ... (manually) edited ... This is...
Hi, I'm looking for a pushbutton with led library and I have remembered that the best option for this moment (searching component and footprint) it is...
I need undo so I think this simplest solution is appropriate now. Please add undoredo_load()/save() templates to pcbnew source code. Regards, Vladimir....
hi to everybody! I' routed a board with PCBnew, but I have a big problem. I placed a text on the TOP layer, but, inadvertently , this text has joined together...
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