Hi Milan , I was able to overcome the last error as regards to building wx widgets . I am currently in process of building the CMAKE makefiles. I just wanted...
I down loaded some of the converted Eagle .mod files and copied them to the modules directory but they don't show up in the components list in PCBNew. The...
... About footprints, some times they are distributed in .emp format, you have to use the package editor to import them and place them in your own .mod file....
... theses ... give the ... ahh... i see.. i guess the only concern in my problem is the access on my folders.. it is because i cant paste the files in kicad...
The ones I downloaded are .mod files and they still don't show up. I noticed there are .mdc files too. What are they used too. I guess its time to dig into the...
... I do not want to offend you, but have you spent a few time reading the documentation ? (help files) You can also find some tutorials on the web. Enjoy with...
Just finished and tested my latest board (4 layers, 300 components) designed in pcbnew (and TinyCAD) and the result is very good. Not a single error found so...
It appears that the BOM generator in EESchema won't create a list by value if the spreadsheet option is selected. It always creates the list in reference...
No offense taken. Believe me I develop accounting software for a living and have dealt with enough people not reading the documentation to know better. I've...
Dear deaninkc, You write :"The ones I downloaded are .mod files and they still don't show up." Do you have add the module library file as explained on the part...
... .mdc files are created when a .mod library is edited and saved. .mdc files contains only the doc anc keywords for footprints (which is also in .mod files)....
... Hello there, Converting Solidworks 3D to Kicad WRL needs the following software, 1-Solidworks (export as WRL 97 / inches ) 2-Flux Studio 2.0 (Later might...
I have an acsii file that represents the traces for a PCB that was created with Circad. It opens with the header: CIRCAD Version 4.0 -- Data File. Setup...
Before anyone decides to crucify me for asking a stupid question, I want to state that I am totally new to kicad, but, I've used pcb before quite successfully,...
Thanks, that's what I was overlooking. I was just looking in the help for pcbnew, I did not think about looking in CVPCB, my bad. It's so simple to use I don't...
... Hi, I will try to explain it. For eeschema we have 2 kinds of files: .lib and .dcm ..dcm is a "standalone" component. ..lib is a library with one or more...
... Thank you Pedro, I wish add an advise : You should never modify a library provided with Kicad but rather create your own so you do not lose your changes in...
Hi Stephen, In my opinion the stupid question is the one you don't ask. I am also new to Kicad and I can sympathise because I also had difficulty setting up...
Hi , I have question. When we generate the PCB fabrication files which file format does KiCad gives the output. I know it is gerber format but i want to know...
How can I copy a block from one schematic to another in hierarchical structure? I found some answers to analog topics this group but none of this did work....
Since not one else more experienced has chimed in I'll give it a shot. The systems normal output is a gerber file in 274-X format, which seems to be...
... I suggest we submit all FAQ items to the Wiki on SourceForge: http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FAQ It really doesn't make sense to mainatain...
