Hello, I am a new Kicad user and I am having problems printing accurate layouts created in PCBNEW. The printouts look to be very low resolution which distorts...
On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:56:51 -0000 ... I don't use the print function in kicad but instead plot to ps and then print these files. This works fine. Igor...
... Hi, I use .ps files too. Don't forget to set the resolution in your .ps viewer to something like 300 or 600 dpi. (I use XnView with Ghostscript : the...
... been able ... it all ... If you print to ps or pdf and it looks like http://vkoeppel.free.fr/files/test_ps_print_output_cop.jpg i'd say I got the same...
Hi There Have you tried changing the pen width under options group? It's on the top right of the print options when you print. 0.001" works fine for me. Cheers...
Hello all, I read all the documentation about the schematic part of KiCAD, but I'm still confused about some points. for the invisible pins, I think I...
... power ... different ... create my ... There's a toggle button on the left side button bar to show/hide the invisible pins on the schematic. I default to...
Hi All, I assume these questions are not new, but I cannot find an up to date answer. Hopefully someone will be gernerious enough to help me. Is there a way to...
Hello, I'm 'playing' with KiCAD to practice and learn to use it and see something strange on LibEdit display. if I try to change the width of a component, the...
Hi, If you are trying to just cut down on the number of different drill sizes used, you can manually edit the drill file. The tools are listed at the top of...
... Try right click on the hole you want to change and then choose Pad/Edit Pad For drill sizes, try menu item: Posprocess/Create Drill File ... Right click on...
Hi, If you want to see the values on pcbnew but you do not want them to appear on the silkscreen layer, uncheck the box "print module value" when plotting to ...
... Hi, Try using a decimal point (period) instead of a comma and see if this corrects the problem. Alternatively it could be something to do with the grid...
Thanks guys! The plot function works for me and the resulting printout is perfect! Thanks again! ... accurate ... they are ... The ... the ... been able ... ...
I'm still fairly new to KiCad and find it hard to tie up schematic library obects and footprints. (It's a pity there doesn't seem to be a "preferred...
... You will probably have to use the module editor in Pcbnew to make your own footprint. The module editor is at least as easy as the library editor. Dave -...
... Hi, it doesn't work with a decimal point, the value stay to zero. (seems normal to me as I'm working in French mode, so the comma is the normal separator)....
... your own footprint. The ... You could use a resistor's footprint, and define bigger pads in PCBNew, if needed. (Zoom in to zoom1 when the cursor is on the...
... Hi Mike, The zone tool was in a "turbulence" zone in the last versions :-) It seems that the 2008-08-25 RC version, it works better... or perfectly Regards...
... Hi, It appears that Jean Pierre has solved the problem in the development version. Maybe you can try this version out and confirm if the bug has been...
Dear Developers, Could someone please add the kicad document translation group to the about kicad credits. I feel that we deserve a mention for helping...
I've come across a small problem when trying to find my library files. They appeared in the editor but not in the library directory. By default, Vista does not...
... Hi, Why not just install to your root directory (c:\). The install program allows you to choose your own location, I've just tried it. Or does vista stop...
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