create tracks with any angle
Hello,
??? I appologize because I am no more able to create tracks
with any angle !
??? I have unchecked the corresponding case, but it do not
works !
??? A few months ago, I does that, but I do not remember how !
!
??? I am using Kicad version 5.1.8 under Windows 10 64 bits.
??? Any help is welcome ...
??? Best regards,
??? Jean-Paul
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In getting several PCBnew plugins working under v6.0.5 I have found that after installing one from file if you go straight into PCBnew
often the icon doesn't appear on it's toolbar.
I always make sure I close PCBnew before I add a plugin.
You cannot fix this by changing the "show icon" box in PCBnew's preferences - it makes no difference.
However, if you close and restart KiCad completely it fixes the problem (assuming that the icon is enabled).
Running under Win10 x64.
Regards,
Dave
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Plugin development foe v6.x
Hi, I am trying to modify a v5 plug-in to run under v6 but while it installs OK its icon doesn't appear in the tools menu.
I have noticed the same symptom with other plug-ins if KiKit is not installed.
I have previously done this with the "Show/Hide References" plug in and it does appear on the tools menu but with an ICON that is different to the one I provide in the zip file.
Is there a dependency between plug-ins and KiKit ???
Is there something that needs configuring in KiKit or KiCad to support a new plug-in (other than the directory structure/layout and the json file - both of which I respect).
Regards,
Dave
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
On Thu, 5 May 2022 23:42:26 +0100 "David Slipper" <softfoot@...> wrote:
Yes it is the symbols I need, for the schematic.
Use any 14 or 16 pin socket, then associate it with the DIL footprint when doing the PCB.
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
Usually it would make more sense to draw the schematic using the
symbols for the ICs to be plugged into the sockets, then assign a
suitable footprint. To allow for the size and hole size of a
socket rather than an IC, you might need to slightly modify the DI
symbols and store them in a new library for use on that project.
IF you really only want to draw lots of IC sockets connected
together, then one way might be to use connector symbols with two
rows.
hth
Andrew
On 05/05/2022 23:51, Jorge Ferreira
wrote:
Hi
A package symbol for the schematic ???
On 05/05/22 23:42, David Slipper
wrote:
Yes it is the symbols I need, for the schematic.
Regards,
Dave
On 05/05/2022 18:05, Tony Casey
wrote:
On Thu, 2022-05-05 at 14:18 +0100, Andy wrote:
Looking in the right place if I'm anything to go by :-)
Use the footprint editor to find and check them.. They
are in the
subsection "Package_DIP"
The OP talks about symbols. It's not clear that he
actually means footprints.
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
Hi
A package symbol for the schematic ???
On 05/05/22 23:42, David Slipper wrote:
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Yes it is the symbols I need, for the schematic.
Regards,
Dave
On 05/05/2022 18:05, Tony Casey
wrote:
On Thu, 2022-05-05 at 14:18 +0100, Andy wrote:
Looking in the right place if I'm anything to go by :-)
Use the footprint editor to find and check them.. They
are in the
subsection "Package_DIP"
The OP talks about symbols. It's not clear that he actually
means footprints.
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
Yes it is the symbols I need, for the schematic.
Regards,
Dave
On 05/05/2022 18:05, Tony Casey wrote:
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On Thu, 2022-05-05 at 14:18 +0100, Andy wrote:
Looking in the right place if I'm anything to go by :-)
Use the footprint editor to find and check them.. They are
in the
subsection "Package_DIP"
The OP talks about symbols. It's not clear that he actually
means footprints.
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
You will find them under 'Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mm'
Regards
Lex
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <> On Behalf Of David Slipper Sent: donderdag 5 mei 2022 10:56 To: [email protected]Subject: [kicad-users] Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they? I have a project that contains symbols for 4 x 16pin DIL IC sockets that I was able to update my PCB from. But after a couple revisions and went back to change the design but now it complains that that symbol doesnt exist and "rescues" it. Trying to change the symbol from the library but unable to find any symbols for DIL sockets ?? These connectors are used for an inter-board cable so I dont want to use one for a 16 pin IC. Running KiCad v6.0.5 x64 under Win 10. I'm surprised they dont exist, but I'll be darned if I can find one. What am I missing ?? Regards, Dave
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
On Thu, 2022-05-05 at 14:18 +0100, Andy wrote: Looking in the right place if I'm anything to go by :-)
Use the footprint editor to find and check them.. They are in the
subsection "Package_DIP"
The OP talks about symbols. It's not clear that he actually means footprints.
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Re: Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
What am I missing ?? Looking in the right place if I'm anything to go by :-) Use the footprint editor to find and check them.. They are in the subsection "Package_DIP" Andy On Thu, 5 May 2022 09:56:08 +0100 "David Slipper" <softfoot@...> wrote: I have a project that contains symbols for 4 x 16pin DIL IC sockets that
I was able to update my PCB from.
But after a couple revisions and went back to change the design but now
it complains that that symbol doesnt exist and "rescues" it.
Trying to change the symbol from the library but unable to find any
symbols for DIL sockets ??
These connectors are used for an inter-board cable so I dont want to use
one for a 16 pin IC.
Running KiCad v6.0.5 x64 under Win 10.
I'm surprised they dont exist, but I'll be darned if I can find one.
What am I missing ??
Regards,
Dave
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Symbols for IC DIL sockets - where are they?
I have a project that contains symbols for 4 x 16pin DIL IC sockets that I was able to update my PCB from.
But after a couple revisions and went back to change the design but now it complains that that symbol doesnt exist and "rescues" it.
Trying to change the symbol from the library but unable to find any symbols for DIL sockets ??
These connectors are used for an inter-board cable so I dont want to use one for a 16 pin IC.
Running KiCad v6.0.5 x64 under Win 10.
I'm surprised they dont exist, but I'll be darned if I can find one.
What am I missing ??
Regards,
Dave
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On Sun, 2022-05-01 at 07:56 -0700, Rick Collins wrote: The part I don't get is how they control where the plating starts and stops.? Looking at the image in your link, it shows what appears to be a cut out in the board edge.? The plating is not on the entire edge, but stops at a point.? I can discern no feature that controls this stopping point.? It is possible this point is defined after the plating by the final routing step cutting away the plating beyond this point.? The image is not clear enough to tell.?
I don't know all the details, either. But most PCB fabricators that I know of don't use your Gerber and Excellon files as-is - for a start, they add their production numbers to the silkscreen layer and usually tweak the copper layers to compensate for their processes - undercutting etc.. The drill holes are also not what the designer thinks they are either - sizes are adapted to what drills the fab actually has, and compensated for plating thickness etc.. There is quite a lot of back-end work that the PCB designer never sees and normally doesn't need to know about.
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When I do such a thing, I have to make a fab drawing and just call it out as something like "edge plated". Sometimes things are just not easy to convey just via the gerbers, so you need the fab drawing to act as the actual binding contract to what needs to be done.?
On Thu, Apr 28, 2022, 2:49 AM wu.weikang via <wu.weikang= @groups.io> wrote: I want to add an ?Arc-shaped Plating?Edge Pad to my PCB. I wonder if it is possible to do this in 6.0.x version.  ?I know one can add Custom shape for SMD pad . and one can define round or oval drill,? but I found no way to define and arc-shape drill route.
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The part I don't get is how they control where the plating starts and stops.? Looking at the image in your link, it shows what appears to be a cut out in the board edge.? The plating is not on the entire edge, but stops at a point.? I can discern no feature that controls this stopping point.? It is possible this point is defined after the plating by the final routing step cutting away the plating beyond this point.? The image is not clear enough to tell.?
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Thanks Tony . . . got it nailed? ? ? Cheers?
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On Apr 30, 2022, at 1:43 AM, Tony Casey <tony@...> wrote:
? On Fri, 2022-04-29 at 19:03 -0700, Jeff Miller via groups.io wrote: Thanks Tony. I’ve tried that.? In File Explorer…..Under “recent files”? for example: NAME: LOW PASS FILTER (with KiCad logo)? TYPE: KiCad Project? ??Size: 0KB? If I right click on a file, a number of options come up with no option to delete. I think in the KiCad program there is a file that holds all the .pro files and that is what I need to find.
Just because you see something listed in "Recent files", doesn't mean it actually exists. That's just a separate list of shortcuts. The existence of a shortcut doesn't necessarily mean the target file still exists. Windows sometimes loses track of files and even folders, depending on what you did with them.
With "Recent files" listed, right-click on one of the KiCad .pro files in the list and select the option "Open file location". When that folder opens, is the file there? If it is, it is there that you can delete it, not in the "Recent files" list. The .pro is just a project profile file, it doesn't contain the actual design data, that's in the other files in the same folder. If you want to delete the entire project, you should delete the folder the files are in.
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On Fri, 2022-04-29 at 19:03 -0700, Jeff Miller via groups.io wrote: Thanks Tony. I’ve tried that.? In File Explorer…..Under “recent files”? for example: NAME: LOW PASS FILTER (with KiCad logo)? TYPE: KiCad Project? ??Size: 0KB? If I right click on a file, a number of options come up with no option to delete. I think in the KiCad program there is a file that holds all the .pro files and that is what I need to find.
Just because you see something listed in "Recent files", doesn't mean it actually exists. That's just a separate list of shortcuts. The existence of a shortcut doesn't necessarily mean the target file still exists. Windows sometimes loses track of files and even folders, depending on what you did with them.
With "Recent files" listed, right-click on one of the KiCad .pro files in the list and select the option "Open file location". When that folder opens, is the file there? If it is, it is there that you can delete it, not in the "Recent files" list. The .pro is just a project profile file, it doesn't contain the actual design data, that's in the other files in the same folder. If you want to delete the entire project, you should delete the folder the files are in.
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Question on Hotkeys Configuration
What will happen if two hotkeys.config files are in a system - (Different):
One in the user configuration directory and one in the specific project directory?
Which will take precedence or will they break something?
Best Regards!
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Thanks Tony. I’ve tried that.? In File Explorer…..Under “recent files”? for example: NAME: LOW PASS FILTER (with KiCad logo)? TYPE: KiCad Project? ??Size: 0KB? If I right click on a file, a number of options come up with no option to delete. I think in the KiCad program there is a file that holds all the .pro files and that is what I need to find. ? Thanks again Tony ? Sent from for Windows ?
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From: Tony CaseySent: Friday, April 29, 2022 4:27 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Dead Kicad projects ? On Fri, 2022-04-29 at 10:31 -0700, Jeff Miller via groups.io wrote: I’m fairly new to Kicad.? I am using Kicad V5.1.9 on Windows 10.? At the moment there are 5 files (file.pr) in File Explorer that show 0KB and I did something that caused the files to be lost.? How can I delete the dead .PR project files from the File Explorer.? The files were for test only, so I don’t care if they are lost forever but I don’t know what I did to lose them.
Do you mean files like "file.pro"? Why can't you just delete them like any other file? In Windows Explorer, give them focus, then press the [Delete] key, or right-click > Delete. If these files are in a directory with nothing else, delete the directory by the same method.
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On Fri, 2022-04-29 at 10:31 -0700, Jeff Miller via groups.io wrote: I’m fairly new to Kicad.? I am using Kicad V5.1.9 on Windows 10.? At the moment there are 5 files (file.pr) in File Explorer that show 0KB and I did something that caused the files to be lost.? How can I delete the dead .PR project files from the File Explorer.? The files were for test only, so I don’t care if they are lost forever but I don’t know what I did to lose them.
Do you mean files like "file.pro"?
Why can't you just delete them like any other file? In Windows Explorer, give them focus, then press the [Delete] key, or right-click > Delete. If these files are in a directory with nothing else, delete the directory by the same method.
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KiCAD Symbols from table (XLS, CSV, etc.). Is it real?
Hello
Could anyone share how to design KiCAD Symbol using table (XLS, CSV, etc.), please.
Does ?will work with KiCAD 6? It seems that KiPART is very old...
I know that KiCAD can use Pin Tables, but I need place each pin manually using `+` button.
In OrCAD (used at my work) I can place entire columns (pin name, number, type, section, etc.) copied from XLS.
This allow to design complex symbols with many sections? (e.g. Stratix 10 FPGA) very fast.
I will be grateful for any idea how to speedup such process in KiCAD...
-- Best Regards,
Victor
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