When creating Gerber files in WinQcad is it possible to draw the GND plane in positive instead of negative? If someone wants to place the GND plane on top or...
Hi Dragoslav, The manufacturers can easily transform negative drawing to positive but the problem is with lacquer protection. If you want positive, you can do...
I would like to place a coil or other external device (for documentation only) between terminals 1 & 2 on a PCB design. Is there a way in WinQcad to allow for...
Place that dummy device as graphics only, not as an ordinary device. For that purpose, use "SchEdit > Object > Place Graphical Symbol > Arc/Dot/Text/Line" Here...
I am trying to upload a design to BatchPCB.com, and it's asking me about the number format used in the Gerber files. I know that WinQCad will generate 2.4...
Hi Mithat, Specify 2.4 floating point format. It is the format of the Excelon NC Drill File "Drill_Plated. NC". You do not specify GerberX format. It is known...
Thank you for your quick response. Your suggestions will be useful. I was hoping there would be a way of using the existing symbols as graphics symbols....
This may be obvious, but some users may find it useful. In schematics that contain a relay, I like to place the coil with the drive circuit and the contacts...
I have a schematic and board layout that was completed in EagleCAD. I want to do a redesign of the board and am interested in evaluating WinQcad during this...
Regarding Eagle, you can import and export any PCB design. Read the usage section of the file WinQcad.ULP. However, without schematics, the only purpose of...
I'm using a connector that sits in a curved cutout on the edge of the board. I drew the outline using the silkscreen editor in pack edit. To use the part, I...
Starting from WinQcad 40.3, the silkscreen is visible in the board outline editor. The silkscreen and outline are in different colors and the outline is in...
Hi, I'm a new member. I've been using WinQcad for a few years now, but not for anything complicated - yet. One thing I would like to be able to do is import...
I don't know why you would need to import some grapchics when you can create it in SchEdit and/or PartEdit. Besides, I do not know which format you want to...
Hi i am a newB to the world of electronics and have just started working through the Tutorial on the voltreg, i can work the tutorial but i would like to know...
To answer your question, you first need a basic understanding of electronics. Here are links to some online tutorials that you might find useful (in no...
Hi All, I'm running the latest WinQcad version on my Debian Linux box under Wine. When I go to print a schematic directly from WinQcad, it'll print the...
Hi All, Got another question. I'm making a board that has a card edge connection on it. I got all the tabs laid out properly, but how do I get WinQcad to...
Hi, I did a layout with 0.2 mm trace spacing, but my vendor found a thinner trace in the gerber files I sent them. I can't find this trace, is there anyway to...
Hi, I am wondering if there is a way to search for parts across all WinQcad component libraries. It looks like I have to manually scan library by library if I...
... You have that feature both in PartEdit and PackEdit. Just press the "List All Products/Packages" button in the corresponding Part/Package selector....
... contrast? ... You can change the color scheme by specifying 'View > Set Black/White Background' in all interactive programs. All colors change, not just...
... Yes, but not in the same way as for other layers (no dedicated or split planes). Suppose, you want to use the bottom layer as a GND layer. Then, do the...
Hello, I have used the manual routing window in WinQcad for a small project. When the routing screen pops up, it shows all the placed parts. However, The...
... it. ... 1. In HandRoute Select TopPrint as foreground layer (cyan) by pressing F2 several times (or use Set Visible Layers from the View menu). 2. Right...
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