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...
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Remy
boitaspam01
Apr 1, 2008 8:08 pm
... 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....
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andyspiceandy
Apr 2, 2008 12:55 am
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...
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Mark Baharom
markzb
Apr 6, 2008 11:21 pm
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...
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klui_
Apr 8, 2008 10:00 am
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...
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Dick Hollenbeck
dickelbeck
Apr 9, 2008 2:30 am
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...
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Jonas Diemer
mithsir
Apr 9, 2008 6:37 am
... 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 ...
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klui_
Apr 9, 2008 10:07 am
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5489/drcmisoksa8.jpg After resizing VIAS I've got intersection (on the picture). These pads are electrically connected so...
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klemen_dovrtel
Apr 9, 2008 11:01 am
... Which online doc (chapter 9.7) is this? Regards Klemen...
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tjoho65
Apr 9, 2008 3:54 pm
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...
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Alain M.
alainm3
Apr 9, 2008 4:00 pm
... 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...
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Remy
kicadder
Apr 9, 2008 7:13 pm
... Hi, Sorry, I was just talking about the help menu in the program itself. Regards. (or 73 ;-) ) Remy....
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klui_
Apr 10, 2008 5:40 am
... 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...
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klemen_dovrtel
Apr 10, 2008 12:09 pm
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...
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Alain M.
alainm3
Apr 10, 2008 4:06 pm
... 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...
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klemen_dovrtel
Apr 10, 2008 7:42 pm
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...
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andyspiceandy
Apr 11, 2008 8:15 am
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....
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klemen_dovrtel
Apr 11, 2008 8:21 am
... 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...
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Danilo Uccelli
danilouccelli
Apr 11, 2008 9:49 am
... Hi, I think the .zip files contains only the windows files and the .tgz the linux files. You will find stables versions here ...
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Fred
joukikikan
Apr 11, 2008 10:57 am
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...
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klui_
Apr 11, 2008 11:30 am
... 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...
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Fred
joukikikan
Apr 11, 2008 11:42 am
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...
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klui_
Apr 11, 2008 11:59 am
... 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...
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Fred
joukikikan
Apr 11, 2008 12:07 pm
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...
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Fred
joukikikan
Apr 11, 2008 3:11 pm
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"...
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Frank Bennett
bennett782003
Apr 12, 2008 8:09 pm
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...
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Frank Bennett
bennett782003
Apr 12, 2008 8:16 pm
... Doolt! this was suspose to go to KiCad-Developers...
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Rick Collins
gnuarm
Apr 12, 2008 8:49 pm
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...
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Frank Bennett
bennett782003
Apr 12, 2008 9:53 pm
... 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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davidgrm
Apr 12, 2008 10:02 pm
Hi I dont get the value of SMD devices in the gerber file for the components silk. Any suggestions will be welcome Thanks...
