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Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Renaming the zip file to bip does not work. [image: bip.png] It still requires renaming one file. Might as well be *-cache.lib to *-cache.lib.txt The main thing is that these are the essential files
By Ken KM4NFQ · #22622 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
I had this issue before. We got around it by just renaming the .zip to something else like file.bip
By abchin486 · #22621 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Thanks to everyone who replied to my question. I am able to share my KiCad project with my friend via Gmail with a zip file attachment by renaming the project-cache.lib file to project-cache.lib.txt
By Ken KM4NFQ · #22620 ·
Re: Footprint Aggregates?
I recommend organizing the sche. Atics using hierarchical sheets and then make good use of this action plug in for pcbnew: https://github.com/MitjaNemec/Kicad_action_plugins/blob/master/README.md
By grauseba · #22619 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Well, the original goal was to send the files on email , so, i don't think the security requirements are that strict.
By ahmed galal · #22618 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Unless you encrypt the email as well this would provide almost no security.
By Mac · #22617 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
for secure sharing, you can set a password for the zip file and send it with the link to your friend.
By ahmed galal · #22616 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Hello Andy, I was able to zip the files, then uuencode it, and include it in a zip archive, but once again, not very convenient for sender or recipient. When I used it frequently, I could remember the
By Ken KM4NFQ · #22615 ·
Re: Cloning Projects
Kicad 5.1.4: personally, I basically copy the project directory, keeping the .pro, .sch, .kicad_pcb and .lib files, then I complete their filenames by the new version ID. Launching the .pro file then
By Pierre-Raymond Rondelle · #22614 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Yes I've fallen foul of the gmail zip checking as well, not on kicad files as I don't send mail by using the gmail servers very often. My way of overcoming this is to change the zip extension to
By Andy · #22613 ·
Re: Cloning Projects
Hi, I organize my projects into folders. I don't make all project in the same folder. So than it is easy to find what you are looking for. So when I want to copy some project I simple make copy/paste
By Petar Delic · #22612 ·
Footprint Aggregates?
I frequently use aggregated footprints to expedite design. Similar to a footprint but consisting of an commonly used aggregate of several components wired together, these can be loaded like a
By fritz · #22611 ·
Re: Cloning Projects
Thanks Petar. ? I am looking for something a lot more basic than you describe. I simply want to make a duplicate of a complete project. Perusing the web, as of 2015 it did not appear as thought KiCad
By fritz · #22610 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
Thank you, Sergey. I believe that answers my question. I will try it. Regards, Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified" /g/w8bhMorseTutor
By Ken KM4NFQ · #22609 ·
Re: Traces don't track Footprints during move
This behavior was the biggest annoyance for me when I moved from Eagle to KiCAD, even more than the standard new user complaints ¡ª footprint assignment paradigm, lack of curves, etc. I just resigned
By Brad / KR4DIO <brad@...> · #22608 ·
Re: Sharing a KiCad project with a friend
We use Google drive feature with gmail for sharing kicad files.
By Yogeshwar Bodas · #22607 ·
Re: Traces don't track Footprints during move
Thank you all for the replies regarding this. I still am seeking a solution however so let me clarify what I need to do: I frequently design boards with high density pin foot prints----PIC24s with 100
By fritz · #22606 ·
Re: Cloning Projects
Hi, By cloning I mean something else (having two or more same circuit at the board and than in order not to place and route all of them, just place and route one and clone make all the rest by
By Petar Delic · #22605 ·
Re: Via Processing Questions
Pedro ?? after pressing "run DRC" I get a 0 in "unconnected items". There is a "list unconnected" button but I assume the aforementioned action already has done this. At any rate if I press it
By fritz · #22604 ·
Cloning Projects
I generally do a lot of "cloning" of projects to accommodate different processors, board-sizes etc. I do not see an option to "save as" or "clone" etc on the main project page. The only way I "seem"
By fritz · #22603 ·