Hi, In older versions of Kicad it was possible to produce free vias (not attached to a net). But you needed to fill the zone before placing the vias. Once the...
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russ95462
May 22, 2013 12:48 pm
I agree, for free its a great package but via stitching should be there, even ISIS/ARES had this in the last century:-)...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 12:51 pm
And what happens when you have 500 vias on net XYZ and then rename the net in EESchema? In kicad you don't need to do anything; it'll sort itself out. It's...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 1:02 pm
I used ISIS/ARES before I used kicad. I churned out one junk board after another, almost always after many hours doing the same thing over and over in a...
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russ95462
May 22, 2013 1:37 pm
Being able to name nets in the schematic and highlight them would be nice and cross linking to the PCB to highlight the tracks there and vice versa....
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 1:50 pm
There is linking between PCBNew and EESchema. However, highlighting nets in EESchema is one of the missing features; it's been raised before. Robert. ... -- ...
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Seth Hardy
sethmhardy
May 22, 2013 1:54 pm
is it fair to say that it is a "complete waste of someone's time" when people keep having this same discussion in here, over and over again, about how it would...
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russ95462
May 22, 2013 1:58 pm
Nagging works, at least for my wife and children....
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 2:03 pm
When there's another way of achieving the same thing, yes. Kicad developers do the coding in their own time. Are you prepared to pay them to do the work...
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russ95462
May 22, 2013 2:14 pm
Put a list of features and cost on kickstarter or suchlike, I would donate to that....
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Seth Hardy
sethmhardy
May 22, 2013 2:19 pm
straw man argument. i understand how open source works (including the peculiarities of the developer community here) - this is no different than any other bug...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 2:52 pm
This is the *user* group, not the *developer* group. Russ thought layer stitching was impossible (rather than simply asking how it is done), and in response...
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Seth Hardy
sethmhardy
May 22, 2013 3:01 pm
aha! a solution that we agree on! so maybe next time you could say "here is how to raise a feature request on launchpad", instead of calling it "a complete...
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Simon Huwyler
simon.huwyler
May 22, 2013 3:03 pm
... That’s what I did. I joined the devel group some weeks ago, thinking I had a great idea. I need layer-based clearance an width constraints, because my...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 3:22 pm
If Russ had made his first post a question "how do I do this?" rather than a complaint about the things he thought couldn't be done in kicad but could be fixed...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 3:29 pm
It's always pleasing when someone rolls up their sleeves and contributes to the project as best they can. It's not something I've needed, but area-based...
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asp_digital
May 22, 2013 6:04 pm
... I'd go further and argue that you don't need two separate ground planes. (And to address the follow-up about SMPS routing, if you consider the various...
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jeffrussell2
May 22, 2013 6:19 pm
Thanks for the information, however, I have been unable to find a KiCak file. Please advise where I can find this file. regards, Jeff...
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Rob Gilliom
rgilliom1
May 22, 2013 6:37 pm
I don't know if this will work, but is it possible to place a second pad (a very small smd pad) at the geometric center of your pad? This would give you a pad...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 22, 2013 6:43 pm
When I had this problem I used Agent Ransack to search the entire hard disk for the file. Then I moved it somewhere I could find it without assistance. ...
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jeffrussell2
May 22, 2013 7:46 pm
Thanks, I did as you suggested and can now save and view my files in C;\KiCad\tute1 However, now when I get to step 135 of the tutorial "Read Current Netlist"...
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Robert
brownbrummig
May 23, 2013 7:00 am
Firstly, did you move all the files from the directory where you found the file you searched on? Secondly, you need to create a netlist in EESchema and read it...
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Charles Goyard
charles_goyard
May 23, 2013 8:22 am
Hi, In a quest of finding what "stiching"; is, I find out it's stiTching :). And I also find out that useful tutorial: ...
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Eddie Stassen
estassen
May 23, 2013 8:49 am
Yes, it works ok, until automatic loop removal removes all your hard work ......
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Charles Goyard
charles_goyard
May 23, 2013 10:15 am
Hi, When does automatic loop removal takes places ?...
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Simon Huwyler
simon.huwyler
May 23, 2013 10:52 am
I had just the same problem the other day. Then I just turned off that feature and turned it on again afterwards. Gesendet mit AquaMail für Android ...
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Ivica Kvasina
kvasina
May 23, 2013 11:39 am
i think the 'automatic loop removal' is what in PcbNew is called 'auto delete old track'. ________________________________ From: Simon Huwyler...
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jeffrussell2
May 23, 2013 2:31 pm
Thanks, I moved a copy of the files over to the working folder and was able to continue through the tutorial. regards, Jeff...
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bpc2296
May 23, 2013 8:53 pm
Hi there! Tried to follow Andy's tip here, but it didn't work. I'm using 2013-03-19 BZR 4004 on Windows I'm assuming the tip is for use in pcbnew. I switch to...
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Andy Eskelson
g0poy
May 23, 2013 9:10 pm
You don't need to edit the module at all. You switch to polar, position the cursor at the centre of your circle, then hit space. That is I think what you have...
