Hi, The link for a Kicad German user group on kicadlib.org seems broken. Somebody knows if there is a user group in German language still active ? So I can...
... active ? ... Hi Danilo, May be you can ask on the kicad-devel group : I know that there are some german users posting often. Best regards. Rémy....
Hi Ryan, This is a workaround I have been using so far. Let's use an example of a diode designated D1 (ie. Reference D1) in a board open in PCBNEW . You can...
Hi Guys Andy and Noel. I can understand exactly why you guys would prefer to work with a dark background.I myself came to this conclusion when I was playing...
Please remove XOR for the ratsnests. http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5487/xorrastnestry8.jpg As we can see - there is NO WHITE LINE between pads 6 and 4! Take...
XORing is used so that the entire screen does not have to be redraw between mouse moves. Sometimes PCBNEW can take upwards of two seconds to redraw the...
... Maybe for the problem shown in the screenshots, it would suffice if the ratsnest was drawn on top of the actual wires and items (e. g. by ORing the ...
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5489/drcmisoksa8.jpg After resizing VIAS I've got intersection (on the picture). These pads are electrically connected so...
I'm not sure that the flow described below would work for many designs. Most of my designs are optimized for size and every component is chosen accordingly. It...
... I think that DRC should *NOT* warn about it. That is a needed construct all too often, if you emit warnings about things that are right, then you will have...
... http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/430/drcmisok2xi7.jpg What do you think about it? Does it look like real error? Should DRC warn about INTERSECTING...
I am using ubuntu and i tried to install the kicad with the synaptic package manager. It found release 20060829 only. I installed it and than checked for...
... Then, what is needed is an extra rule for clearance btween drills. It could be specified in absolute distance and a percentage of the drill size, whichever...
I downloaded the kicad-2007-07-09.zip, unziped it and read the install.txt file. I says "unzip kicad.zip, and goto /usr/local/kicad/linux". The problem is that...
Hi all, I just got my first project done using Kicad and I am pleased with the overall quality of the gerbers and the actual boards made by the manufacturer....
... module ... dialogue box ... Thank you, i found it. Now i tested this "Postprocess/Create Cmp" option. I made a simple pcb with three components (i placed...
Hi, I know that this has been discussed before, but I am still looking for a decent solution. I just completed a layout (>400 components, >300 vias) with...
... I've the same problem. 3 pads (A,B,C) belongs to the same net. I've got 2 of them "unconnected". 1. Delete all segments from B to A-C 2. place them again...
Hi klui_, ... Well, I attempted to recreate some of the respective PCB sections numerous times varying the order - unfortunately to no avail (except for one...
... Try to follow me - make a first segments FROM pads, break them. Make a connections later. It works, but not always. ... I've got 200 pads+vias and 3...
Hi klui_, you are right, using your technique, I managed to salvage 2 out of 3 connections! Let's hope the problem can be located and fixed. Thanks again for...
Hi, it's a can of worms. After having painstakingly eliminated all "unconnected pads", I changed one (ground) trace. And suddenly two new "unconnected pads"...
cvpcb has a GUI and is focused on footprint assignments. Reference designators and footprints need to be assigned in the schematic editor then show up in the...
I have not read this entire thread, but at risk of showing my lack of understanding, let me make a few comments. ... I'm not sure I follow the connections you...
... Rick, This is a new thread I just started, thanks for the feedback. My intent is to get us developers to think about changes to KiCad that in my mind are...
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