On 28.08.24 19:26, John Woodgate wrote:
> I'm in trouble again. I added four mounting holes to my board and the come
> with? text 'REF**'. Update PCB describes them as 'unused' and proposes to
> delete them, which is obviously wrong. I can't find a way to change REF** to
> something else. Please advise.
While I'm still transitioning from Eagle, I found similar nonsense in
Kicad 5, so I just deleted them and used vias instead. It was trivial to
set the drill to 3.2 mm, and diameter to 3.8 mm. Fixed. The two designs
went out to Seeed a few hours ago. A bit of plating isn't going to hurt
the mounting screws a great deal, I figure.
Nevertheless, I'll update to the latest Kicad when my new PC arrives.
Having Kicad understand mounting holes is a most welcome improvement.
Screws could be included in the BOM, but holes cannot be a schematic
component, I assert - they are only a drill datum, with no circuit function at all.
Kicad seems about 5 times easier to learn than Eagle was in its day, but
I do rely on google & YT, rather than the documentation. I fail to find most answers in that. So I make short-form notes in Vim, so they're
searchable.
Erik
(Eagerly awaiting my first Kicad boards in the flesh.)
