in Edit mode im Drawing sheet:
im Schematic editor
?? but here is at the position of %D the ISSUE_DATE saved and not the save date stored
paging sheet:?
and my Text Variable:
?Many Thanks for your effort
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Is your viewer in the right mode? Note that there are two views:
"User Display Mode" and "Native Display Mode". In the user display
mode, the %D has the date substitution; in the native mode, the
"%D" is displayed.
Please read the documentation.
Donald.
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I tried this without success:
in "Page Setting" I add in "issue date" %D, but in the
description field, there is only displayed:
"Modified: %D"
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I tried this without success:
in "Page Setting" I add in "issue date" %D, but in the description field, there is only displayed:
"Modified: %D"
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Thank you very much, this was exactly what I want
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I would have thought that such an option would already be there, and it is. See: %D inserts the current date in5to the text string. Personally I think changing the date is a VERY bad idea. The date tells you when the project was started. It is more usual to have amendments and modifications documented with the date of the amendment. As always it's your workflow, so your rules.. :-) Andy On Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:08:57 -0800 gs.gerl@... wrote: I would like, that the displayed date in schematic and pcb-sheet will be automated with the date, when I save it (like SaveDate in Word)
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My wish would be, that for the "find text" function would be more possibility of filters For example filter the search of labels according
- net label? or
- global label? or
- hierarchical labels
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I would like, that the displayed date in schematic and pcb-sheet will be automated with the date, when I save it (like SaveDate in Word)
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Re: Using KiCad Nightly and Release builds on the same Windows machine?
OK, thanks, I'll give it a try.
I like to keep up with the Nightlies but I also need a stable version to do production work. Right now they don't share a machine.
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Re: Using KiCad Nightly and Release builds on the same Windows machine?
On 02/01/2023 17:34, Chris via groups.io wrote:
Has anyone
experience of using the KiCad Nightly build alongside the Release
build on the same (Windows) machine? I am interested to know if it
worked well enough, or if there are any problems or pitfalls to
watch out for.
Nightly from here:
Release from here:
The main issue is that if the file formats change in the Nightlies,
you won't be able to open any saved files with the Release version.
Therefore, if you use both, keep project backups.
KiCad is always backward-compatible, but not forward-compatible.
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Regards,
Tony
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Using KiCad Nightly and Release builds on the same Windows machine?
Has anyone experience of using the KiCad Nightly build alongside the Release build on the same (Windows) machine? I am interested to know if it worked well enough, or if there are any problems or pitfalls to watch out for.
Nightly from here: https://kicad-downloads.s3.cern.ch/index.html?prefix=windows/nightly/
Release from here: https://www.kicad.org/download/windows/
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Re: Mounting holes disappear when updating PCB to schematic - expletive Tools->Update PCB from Schematic
I have not used Kicad for a while now so my answer may be dated.? I had the same problem once.? Read somewhere that I had to have the holes on the scematic page, thought it was strange, did it any way.? It worked though.? ?Simply arranged them on right of schematic and then arranged them on PCB. Tey sid not disappear again.
Have made "hole" footprints. place in a "local hole library" - feedback insane requirement to make a footprint for holes.
Place my holes nice holes in the PCB.
Then "updated" my PCB to schematic to make sure I was not missing anything.?
?????????? Tools->Update PCB from Schematic
Placed "hole" footprints just went away.!!!!!!!
How do you keep this from happening??? -?Do you seriously have to place "hole" symbols on the schematic? There are > 200 messages about mounting holes.
What did I miss in the help manual ?
Please Oh Please enlighten me, On how to keep my mounting holes from being tossed.
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Re: Mounting holes disappear when updating PCB to schematic - expletive Tools->Update PCB from Schematic
Hello.
I always put mounting holes also to schematics and define the footprint there. This way they won't disappear.
Br.
On L, dets 31, 2022 at 1:00, Chris via groups.io <chris.carter.iee@...> wrote: [Edited Message Follows]
In the KiCad PCB Editor a selected component can be 'locked' with hotkey 'L' by default. I assume you are placing your mounting holes in the PCB Editor using 'Add a footprint' (hotkey 'A') and selecting a footprint from the MountingHole library (i.e. 'MountingHole_3.2mm_M3' or something). Such a component should survive an update from the schematic (using 'Update PCB from Schematic') UNLESS you have selected 'Delete footprints with no symbols'.  If you have that selected, your additional footprints will get blown away even if you locked them beforehand.
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Re: Mounting holes disappear when updating PCB to schematic - expletive Tools->Update PCB from Schematic
Hi
I do take the easy way out of such issues.
I had the mounting holes and similar features to the schematic.
NOTE:
If you don't have a mounting hole component in your symbol
libraries just had a single point connector and associate it with
a mounting hole footprint.
HIH
Best regards
Happy new year
Jorge
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Henner,
Using V6.0.8 here. I tried your suggestion of locking the mounting
holes. Performed an update from the schematic. Mounting holes
disappeared. Your suggestion to lock them was just a guess?
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Re: Mounting holes disappear when updating PCB to schematic - expletive Tools->Update PCB from Schematic
In the KiCad PCB Editor a selected component can be 'locked' with hotkey 'L' by default. I assume you are placing your mounting holes in the PCB Editor using 'Add a footprint' (hotkey 'A') and selecting a footprint from the MountingHole library (i.e. 'MountingHole_3.2mm_M3' or something). Such a component should survive an update from the schematic (using 'Update PCB from Schematic') UNLESS you have selected 'Delete footprints with no symbols'.  If you have that selected, your additional footprints will get blown away even if you locked them beforehand.
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Re: Mounting holes disappear when updating PCB to schematic - expletive Tools->Update PCB from Schematic
Henner,
Using V6.0.8 here. I tried your suggestion of locking the mounting holes. Performed an update from the schematic. Mounting holes disappeared. Your suggestion to lock them was just a guess?
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回复： [kicad-users] Linking between symbol and footprint ?
I think the key problem here is physical and logical pin difference's check. actually current flow donot control on any mismatch check between any symbol/footprint's creation process because both always front&back end group team design activity. so the problem will finally catched until when user using symbol in schematic and sync to PCB with the wrong footprint..
we should make? this kinds of check during the flow of footprint assignment tool instead of the function of "Update PCB from Schematic" ? ?
------------------?原始邮件?------------------ 发件人: "Andrew Armstrong"<andrew@...>; 发送时间: 2022年12月29日(星期四) 晚上7:09 主题: Re: [kicad-users] Linking between symbol and footprint ?
There is a tool called "highlight wires and pins of a net" in the schematic editor just below the arrow tool at the top of the right hand toolbar. This highlights the trace and pins on the PCB window, if it is open (prefera bly on another screen) Andrew
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On 28/12/2022 04:46, David Slipper wrote: > When in the pcb editor you can click on a trace and have it > highlighted on the schematic editor. > > Is there a way of doing something similar between the symbol editor > and the footprint editor. > > Alternatively is there a way to detect any pins that don't tie up > between them ?? > > I have a rather large device to enter as a symbol and footprint and > checking it will take ages. > > Any advice is very welcome > Dave > > > > > > > -- e: andrew@...m: +44 (0)7802 740593 t: +44 (0)1525 376339
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Re: Linking between symbol and footprint ?
Not that i can see - but i may have missed a step.
Dave.
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Does clicking in the pin on the symbol not do this, and vice versa?
On Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 11:43, David Slipper < softfoot@...> wrote:
Yes, I already use that ... I was looking for a way to highlight a pad
in a footprint from a pin in the symbol.
ie between the footprint editor and the symbol editor.
Regards,
Dave
On 29/12/2022 11:09, Andrew Armstrong wrote:
> There is a tool called "highlight wires and pins of a net" in the
> schematic editor just below the arrow tool at the top of the right hand
> toolbar. This highlights the trace and pins on the PCB window, if it is
> open (prefera bly on another screen)
>
> Andrew
>
> On 28/12/2022 04:46, David Slipper wrote:
>> When in the pcb editor you can click on a trace and have it
>> highlighted on the schematic editor.
>>
>> Is there a way of doing something similar between the symbol editor
>> and the footprint editor.
>>
>> Alternatively is there a way to detect any pins that don't tie up
>> between them ??
>>
>> I have a rather large device to enter as a symbol and footprint and
>> checking it will take ages.
>>
>> Any advice is very welcome
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: Linking between symbol and footprint ?
Does clicking in the pin on the symbol not do this, and vice versa?
On Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 11:43, David Slipper < softfoot@...> wrote: Yes, I already use that ... I was looking for a way to highlight a pad
in a footprint from a pin in the symbol.
ie between the footprint editor and the symbol editor.
Regards,
Dave
On 29/12/2022 11:09, Andrew Armstrong wrote:
> There is a tool called "highlight wires and pins of a net" in the
> schematic editor just below the arrow tool at the top of the right hand
> toolbar. This highlights the trace and pins on the PCB window, if it is
> open (prefera bly on another screen)
>
> Andrew
>
> On 28/12/2022 04:46, David Slipper wrote:
>> When in the pcb editor you can click on a trace and have it
>> highlighted on the schematic editor.
>>
>> Is there a way of doing something similar between the symbol editor
>> and the footprint editor.
>>
>> Alternatively is there a way to detect any pins that don't tie up
>> between them ??
>>
>> I have a rather large device to enter as a symbol and footprint and
>> checking it will take ages.
>>
>> Any advice is very welcome
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: Linking between symbol and footprint ?
Yes, I already use that ... I was looking for a way to highlight a pad in a footprint from a pin in the symbol.
ie between the footprint editor and the symbol editor.
Regards,
Dave
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On 29/12/2022 11:09, Andrew Armstrong wrote: There is a tool called "highlight wires and pins of a net" in the
schematic editor just below the arrow tool at the top of the right hand
toolbar. This highlights the trace and pins on the PCB window, if it is
open (prefera bly on another screen)
Andrew
On 28/12/2022 04:46, David Slipper wrote:
When in the pcb editor you can click on a trace and have it
highlighted on the schematic editor.
Is there a way of doing something similar between the symbol editor
and the footprint editor.
Alternatively is there a way to detect any pins that don't tie up
between them ??
I have a rather large device to enter as a symbol and footprint and
checking it will take ages.
Any advice is very welcome
Dave
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Re: Linking between symbol and footprint ?
There is a tool called "highlight wires and pins of a net" in the schematic editor just below the arrow tool at the top of the right hand toolbar. This highlights the trace and pins on the PCB window, if it is open (prefera bly on another screen)
Andrew
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On 28/12/2022 04:46, David Slipper wrote: When in the pcb editor you can click on a trace and have it highlighted on the schematic editor.
Is there a way of doing something similar between the symbol editor and the footprint editor.
Alternatively is there a way to detect any pins that don't tie up between them ??
I have a rather large device to enter as a symbol and footprint and checking it will take ages.
Any advice is very welcome
Dave
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