[quote]when you
load the netlist you will get all the components in a pile in the
corner of the board.[/quote]
to make things easier, you can get KiCad to at least line up all the
modules (footprints) sequentially in a block, instead of piling them
on top of each other in a mess.
In PCBNew, Select the icon "MODE FOOTPRINT : Manual and Automatic
move and place modules" (third icon form the right).
Select any one module, and bring up the context menu.
Select GLOB MOVE AND PLACE
Select MOVE ALL MODULES or AUTOPLACE ALL MODULES
On 6/6/2012 11:01 PM, Andy Eskelson wrote:
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when you load the netlist you will get all the components
in a pile in
the corner of the board. You have to move the components
to the positions
you want, then you can start laying out the tracks
I assume that you have got this far.
When you say that DRC said there were no connections in a
lot of places,
that usually means that you need to place a junction to
force the
connection.
Other things that can cause problems is that you might
"miss" the
conection point. If the pad and the track are not EXACTLY
aligned you can
get this sort of problem.
Usually magnetic tracks is enabled which cures most of
these types of
problem.
preferences>general
magnetic pads
magnetic tracks
enable for "when creating" this is the default.
If you are trying to find the place where different via
sizes and tracks
are defined, then that has moved. select design rules from
the main menu
bar and then on design rules icon Select global design
rules tab, and
there you can define whatever custom track and via sizes
you want. Once
you do that, they will become available for use.
Hope that's what you were asking for.
If not a bit more info is needed.
Andy
On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:54:48 -0000
"tmortus" <tom_mort@...>
wrote:
> I'm slowly working my way in learning how to create a
circuit board with
> kicad. So far I have created the schematic, tested it
and created a
> netlist with eeschema and I've made some modules.and
assigned them to
> the corresponding component in eeschema.
> I'm trying to now create a pcb. I have selected read
netlist from the
> pcb design screen, Everything looked OK to me, but,
when I ran design
> tools check it said a lot of the pads had no
connection. I can see
> though that they have lines going from them.
> I then thought I should consult the tutorial
> <> ad_Tutorial.pdf&pli=1> . In the tutorial
it says to click on
> "Dimensions" -> "Tracks and Vias".. It shows this
menu
> item between Preferences and Miscellaneous on the
menu bar. The menu
> bar I have has File, Edit, View, Place, Preferences,
Tools, Design Rules
> and Help.
> Can someone tell me what the pads are unconnected
means and how to fix
> it and let me know there the Dimensons -> Tracks
and Vias is located???
anool