Re: Mounting hole problem
Kicad has always understood mounting holes, and it really is very
simple. Just add them to the schematic as symbols, as others have
said. It's always been possible to make your own symbols, or
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Robert
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Re: Searching for an existing footprint
It can be sanity-preserving. In 30 years of embedded development, I made
460 pages of notes in Vim, folded to a single TOC page, expanding and
searchable, with keywords for quicker hits. After a few
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dvalin@...
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Re: Mounting hole problem
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.
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dvalin@...
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Re: Mounting hole problem
Thank you. I will try that.
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John Woodgate
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Re: Mounting hole problem
I have mounting hole symbol in Mechanical library.
Kuup?eval neljap?ev, 29. august 2024, kell 01:43:26 GMT +3 kirjutas John Woodgate <jmw@...> j?rgmist:
The mounting holes are
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Meelis Reimets
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Re: Mounting hole problem
Ho John,
the problem is that you are doing it wrong. Mounting holes are components,
not pads. So you need to click on the component properties, and uncheck the
"visible" flag on the "reference" field.
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alessandro longo
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Re: Mounting hole problem
The mounting holes are not in the schematic, any more than the mounting holes for the potentiometer are. Those mounting holes have pads, of course and are called MH1 and MH2. But I see no way of
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John Woodgate
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Re: Mounting hole problem
It sounds like they have not been annotated.
Do the mounting holes exist in your schematic, or did you just try to add them onto the PCB? If the latter, that's why the reference hasn't been updated:
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Tony Casey
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Re: Mounting hole problem
There is now a Mounting Hole Library. I don't think there was one in version 6.
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John Woodgate
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Re: Mounting hole problem
But, presumably John does want them in his schematic. I always include mounting holes, and have a bunch of footprints for different types.
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Tony Casey
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Re: Mounting hole problem
Thank you. I will? try that.
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John Woodgate
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Re: Mounting hole problem
Thanks, Brian. I can select, but I see no way to mark them 'not in schematic'. I tried short-cut E, but I suppose I should use another shortcut, but which?
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John Woodgate
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Re: Mounting hole problem
I put all mounting holes also to schematic and assign appropriate mounting hole footprint to them.
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Meelis Reimets
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Re: Mounting hole problem
Select them and Mark not in schematic as a property.
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brian
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Mounting hole problem
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
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John Woodgate
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Re: Searching for an existing footprint
Yes, thank you. Now the big problem is that all the parts may not fit on the largest board I can use. I really do not want to have two stacked boards.
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John Woodgate
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Re: Searching for an existing footprint
Hi John,
You did already reply. ?
Hope it all worked out.
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Tony Casey
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Re: Searching for an existing footprint
Hi, Tony. I don't know whether I already replied to you, but if not, thanks very much.
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John Woodgate
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Re: Deleting all tracks
Thank you. I was sure I had seen the feature, but I could not find it again.
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John Woodgate
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Re: Deleting all tracks
Sure. In the PCB editor, go to Edit, select Global Deletions and then select exactly what you want to delete (tracks, vias, zones, text, footprints etc.). You can also select to operate on just one
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Reinier Gerritsen
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