Re: schematic improvements
Hi, In the Component Library Editor, right click on the line that forms the rectangle, choose Edit Line Options, and the fill style should be available in that dialog. There are standard foreground
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Jon Escombe
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Re: schematic improvements
Hi, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote: Some parts have it (the op-amps for example). I don't know how to do it thought.
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Charles Goyard
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#12144
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schematic improvements
Hi all, I've been evaluating alternatives to Protel 99, which still lives on in some VMs. I've done a few boards in kicad now, and it's looking great. I'm impressed. (I tried geda too, but it had some
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Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak <mjc@...>
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#12143
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Re: help with stencil
How easy it is to do will depend on how you have created your stencil layout. If you have used lots of the same module perhaps just a 1 pin conector as your pad, then if you right click on that pad
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Andy Eskelson <andyyahoo@...>
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#12142
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help with stencil
Hi Everyone This is my first post here. I am not quite ready to fabricate my own boards yet but I am using Kicad to help me repair circuit boards. Pad repair kits don't seem to work well for me. I
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Patrick <patrick@...>
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#12141
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Re: Exporting to bitmap
Amazing. It works! Thank you so much.
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Alexander Nickolsky
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Re: Kicad and Mac OS X Lion install paths.
VirtualBox works on several platforms including Mac. I see lot of Mac users use it to run other operating systems. I am Windows user but I also use VirtualBox to run various software that has
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ike
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#12139
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Re: Hierarchy sheet numbers changing
thank you Aaron, yes i saw it,?i hope more people mention it as an issue. it is enough to state "this affects me too", or just "i agree". i have reported several bugs, in some cases things got
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ike
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#12138
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Re: Hierarchy sheet numbers changing
Ivica, I added my two cents onto your bug report, so that makes the count on that bug 2!? Maybe a few more will join.
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Aaron Wolfe <a_wolfie@...>
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Re: Exporting to bitmap
Hi, I don't know if this is any help, but you could try inkscape's convert function without GUI via console by using: inkscape -z -e outout-file.png --export-dpi=600 input-file.svg Regards, Oli
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Oliver Kirsch
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#12136
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Re: Kicad and Mac OS X Lion install paths.
Does the mac have a VM capability? If so you could run up a basic Linux install - Ubuntu will do and then install kicad in there. That will give you time to evaluate the programs while you sort out
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Andy Eskelson <andyyahoo@...>
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#12135
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Exporting to bitmap
Which is the best method for exporting KiCad board in bitmap (raster) file ? I used SVG + Inkscape, but with the recent board its export to raster function fails. Inkscape just freezes. I tried DXF
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Alexander Nickolsky
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Kicad and Mac OS X Lion install paths.
I have been using Eagle and Express PCB for a while now. Neither does exactly what I want. Recently on the PCB-Gcode list there has been a lot of traffic about KiCad. So I thought I would take a look
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Julie Porter <jporter@...>
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Re: Hierarchy sheet numbers changing
i was dealing with same problem and asked for help. eventually i reported this as a bug about half a year ago, but the status is still 'undecided' and nobody was assigned to look into it.?they use
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ike
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#12132
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Re: Hierarchy sheet numbers changing
Ack, I have 40+ pages in my schematics. This really counts as a bug for KiCad. The tool spontaneously resets the page number which changes the ref des generation, losing all the benefits of having the
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jkaskey
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#12131
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Re: Hierarchy sheet numbers changing
I haven't done this in a couple of years, but before when I had this issue, I clicked save on all the sheets in reverse order, I think.
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Patrick Maupin
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#12130
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Re: Hierarchy sheet numbers changing
I was looking for a solution regarding this today too. I know this is an old post by Karl, but I figured it would be good to reply just the same. After messing around with a text editor I think I
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AW <a_wolfie@...>
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#12129
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Layer Setup Type.
I recently look at the menu Design Rules --> Layer Setup in PCBNew and find that is possible to define a type for each layer. These types are: Signal Power Mixed Jumper I read in the PCBNew help that
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Mauro Antivero
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#12128
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fanout
Hi all, just a little question: is it possible for Kicad to design a fanout on a net (for example: GND). This would be very useful in the multilayer pcb case. thanks Pierfrancesco
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Pier Francesco Maria Santi <pfm.santi@...>
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Re: Can I add custom fields & footprints to schematic library parts?
Thanks Oli - I guess things have moved since the tutorial I was looking at which is why I got a bit confused!
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jimbojr80 <james.r.adams@...>
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#12126
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