Re: Introduction and a few questions [1 Attachment]
wow that's pretty strange : I received the original message with
the attachment, and mine was stripped out and available on the
yahoo website.... really strange...
Le 22/05/2019 ¨¤ 08:49, yann jautard
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Well I received your message with the attachment, and the
image is displaying correctly.... Yahoo do not strip the
attachment for me. Maybe a personnal setting ? (but I
never changed anything. I don't even know if something can
be user-configurable)
Le 16/05/2019 ¨¤ 15:14, 'Steven
A. Falco' stevenfalco@...
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On 5/16/19 1:57 AM, Andy Eskelson andyyahoo@...
[kicad-users] wrote:
> ?
>
> Many users receive yahoo group messages via
e-mail, so attachments are
> frowned upon as that make the downloads large.
This goes back to the days
> when phone charges for dial-up were expensive and
so on. However there is
> no reason to bung up email with attachments that
not everyone will be
> interested in even with the improvements to speed
and so on.
>
> To help overcome this, yahoo groups has a setting
that most groups use,
> which is that any attachments are stripped off of
the email and placed
> in a folder for the person sending the
attachment.
>
> You can find this folder from the files menu
under the attachments sub
> menu.
>
> Use the web interface to see this.
>
> It looks like that yahoo detected something as an
attachment, as it's
> created a folder, but there is nothing in it. So
either the attachment
> was dud or yahoo got confused (most likely)
>
> (The system has worked well enough in the past)
Thanks for the info. I'll use dropbox links in the
future, as that seems pretty reliable.
Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
Well I received your message with the attachment, and the image
is displaying correctly.... Yahoo do not strip the attachment for
me. Maybe a personnal setting ? (but I never changed anything. I
don't even know if something can be user-configurable)
Le 16/05/2019 ¨¤ 15:14, 'Steven A.
Falco' stevenfalco@... [kicad-users] a ¨¦crit?:
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On 5/16/19 1:57 AM, Andy Eskelson andyyahoo@...
[kicad-users] wrote:
> ?
>
> Many users receive yahoo group messages via e-mail,
so attachments are
> frowned upon as that make the downloads large. This
goes back to the days
> when phone charges for dial-up were expensive and so
on. However there is
> no reason to bung up email with attachments that not
everyone will be
> interested in even with the improvements to speed and
so on.
>
> To help overcome this, yahoo groups has a setting
that most groups use,
> which is that any attachments are stripped off of the
email and placed
> in a folder for the person sending the attachment.
>
> You can find this folder from the files menu under
the attachments sub
> menu.
>
> Use the web interface to see this.
>
> It looks like that yahoo detected something as an
attachment, as it's
> created a folder, but there is nothing in it. So
either the attachment
> was dud or yahoo got confused (most likely)
>
> (The system has worked well enough in the past)
Thanks for the info. I'll use dropbox links in the future,
as that seems pretty reliable.
Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
On 5/16/19 1:57 AM, Andy Eskelson andyyahoo@... [kicad-users] wrote: ?
Many users receive yahoo group messages via e-mail, so attachments are
frowned upon as that make the downloads large. This goes back to the days
when phone charges for dial-up were expensive and so on. However there is
no reason to bung up email with attachments that not everyone will be
interested in even with the improvements to speed and so on.
To help overcome this, yahoo groups has a setting that most groups use,
which is that any attachments are stripped off of the email and placed
in a folder for the person sending the attachment.
You can find this folder from the files menu under the attachments sub
menu.
Use the web interface to see this.
It looks like that yahoo detected something as an attachment, as it's
created a folder, but there is nothing in it. So either the attachment
was dud or yahoo got confused (most likely)
(The system has worked well enough in the past) Thanks for the info. I'll use dropbox links in the future, as that seems pretty reliable. Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
Many users receive yahoo group messages via e-mail, so attachments are
frowned upon as that make the downloads large. This goes back to the days
when phone charges for dial-up were expensive and so on. However there is
no reason to bung up email with attachments that not everyone will be
interested in even with the improvements to speed and so on.
To help overcome this, yahoo groups has a setting that most groups use,
which is that any attachments are stripped off of the email and placed
in a folder for the person sending the attachment.
You can find this folder from the files menu under the attachments sub
menu.
Use the web interface to see this.
It looks like that yahoo detected something as an attachment, as it's
created a folder, but there is nothing in it. So either the attachment
was dud or yahoo got confused (most likely)
(The system has worked well enough in the past)
Andy
On Wed, 15 May 2019 16:50:12 -0400
"'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@... [kicad-users]"
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On 5/15/19 1:28 PM, Al Dutcher alziedood@... [kicad-users] wrote:
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On 5/15/19 12:29 PM, 'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@...
[kicad-users] wrote:
I do this all the time.
Ie. i use G and g to switch between
1.00mm( parts placement) and 0.25mm( routing) grids.
Its in >Preferences>Hotkeys Options>Edit Hotkeys Hmm. I don't see that option in my menu (screen shot attached).
Your screen shot cant come thru.
Yahoo groups frowns upon it.
Thats also a gripe with the LTspice group. Too bad. Maybe they will let a dropbox link through:
I'm using KiCad 5.1.2. Which version are you using? Also, if
convenient, please post a screen shot. Mine says 5.0.2
I m running xubuntu 19.04
Maybe the linux version is different.
I'm running Fedora, so it is Linux too. I'll look through the source code and see if I can find any clues.
Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
On 5/15/19 1:28 PM, Al Dutcher alziedood@... [kicad-users] wrote: ?
On 5/15/19 12:29 PM, 'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@...
[kicad-users] wrote:
I do this all the time.
Ie. i use G and g to switch between
1.00mm( parts placement) and 0.25mm( routing) grids.
Its in >Preferences>Hotkeys Options>Edit Hotkeys Hmm. I don't see that option in my menu (screen shot attached).
Your screen shot cant come thru.
Yahoo groups frowns upon it.
Thats also a gripe with the LTspice group. Too bad. Maybe they will let a dropbox link through: I'm using KiCad 5.1.2. Which version are you using? Also, if
convenient, please post a screen shot. Mine says 5.0.2
I m running xubuntu 19.04
Maybe the linux version is different.
I'm running Fedora, so it is Linux too. I'll look through the source code and see if I can find any clues. Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
On 5/15/19 1:14 PM, Pedro Martin pkicad@... [kicad-users] wrote: ?
Hi,
For 5.1.2 version
with previous versions is the same, it may change the menu where the
settings are placed.
View-> Grid settings -> Fast switching
With Alt+1 and Alt+2 grid switching is performed. Thanks for the info. Unfortunately "Fast Switching" is only for the PCB layout tool. It is not available in the Symbol Editor, which is what I need for making schematic symbols. Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
On 5/15/19 12:29 PM, 'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@... [kicad-users] wrote: I do this all the time.
Ie. i use G and g to switch between
1.00mm( parts placement) and 0.25mm( routing) grids.
Its in >Preferences>Hotkeys Options>Edit Hotkeys Hmm. I don't see that option in my menu (screen shot attached).
Your screen shot cant come thru. Yahoo groups frowns upon it. Thats also a gripe with the LTspice group. Also, when i have the menu selection open, my system wont do a screen shot. Sorry about that. I hate mutual exclusion! I'm using KiCad 5.1.2. Which version are you using? Also, if convenient, please post a screen shot. Mine says 5.0.2 I m running xubuntu 19.04 Maybe the linux version is different. I see a bunch of people looking for this: Al D. -- AC2CL I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. - Nikola Tesla
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
Hi,
For 5.1.2 version
with previous versions is the same, it may change the menu where the settings are placed.
View-> Grid settings -> Fast switching
With Alt+1 and Alt+2 grid switching is performed.
Regards,
Pedro.
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El 15/5/19 a las 18:29, 'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@... [kicad-users] escribi¨®: On 5/15/19 10:44 AM, Al Dutcher alziedood@... [kicad-users] wrote:
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>
> Hi Steven
>
>
> On 5/15/19 9:41 AM, 'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@...
[kicad-users] wrote:
>> My first question: Can I assign a hot-key to the grid spacing? I'd
like to be able to rapidly switch between 50 mil and 5 mil spacing in the library editor. I don't see an option in the preferences for the grid.
>
> Yes.
> I do this all the time.
> Ie. i use G and g to switch between
> 1.00mm( parts placement) and 0.25mm( routing) grids.
> Its in >Preferences>Hotkeys Options>Edit Hotkeys
Hmm. I don't see that option in my menu (screen shot attached). I'm using KiCad 5.1.2. Which version are you using? Also, if convenient, please post a screen shot.
Thanks,
Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
On 5/15/19 10:44 AM, Al Dutcher alziedood@... [kicad-users] wrote: ?
Hi Steven
On 5/15/19 9:41 AM, 'Steven A. Falco' stevenfalco@... [kicad-users] wrote:
My first question: Can I assign a hot-key to the grid spacing? I'd like to be able to rapidly switch between 50 mil and 5 mil spacing in the library editor. I don't see an option in the preferences for the grid. Yes.
I do this all the time.
Ie. i use G and g to switch between
1.00mm( parts placement) and 0.25mm( routing) grids.
Its in >Preferences>Hotkeys Options>Edit Hotkeys Hmm. I don't see that option in my menu (screen shot attached). I'm using KiCad 5.1.2. Which version are you using? Also, if convenient, please post a screen shot. Thanks, Steve
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Re: Introduction and a few questions
Hi Steven
My first
question: Can I assign a hot-key to the grid spacing? I'd like to
be able to rapidly switch between 50 mil and 5 mil spacing in the
library editor. I don't see an option in the preferences for the
grid.
Yes.
I do this all the time.
Ie. i use G and g to switch between
1.00mm( parts placement) and 0.25mm( routing) grids.
Its in >Preferences>Hotkeys Options>Edit Hotkeys
Al D.
--
AC2CL
I do not think there is any thrill that
can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as
he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success...
Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love,
everything.
- Nikola Tesla
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Introduction and a few questions
Hi all - I'm one of the maintainers for KiCad on Fedora Linux. I've used KiCad very successfully on a few board designs. I previously used Eagle, but once they went to a leasing model I gave them up and never looked back. :-)
My first question: Can I assign a hot-key to the grid spacing? I'd like to be able to rapidly switch between 50 mil and 5 mil spacing in the library editor. I don't see an option in the preferences for the grid.
Second question: Is there any way to get the Symbol Editor to re-read a library? I'm creating some parts using an external C program, but I have to keep closing and re-opening the Symbol Editor to get it to pick up modifications to the new parts. If I could hit a key and reload the .lib file, that would be much more efficient.
Steve
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Can not see any 3D model in compiled from source kicad 5.1.0
Hi all,
Compiled kicad from source according to
Works great. Get no errors.
But if I run my newly compiled kicad and open the footprint editor,
select a footprint -> footprint Properties -> 3D Settings -> Select 3D Model
Now if I click on any *.wrl or *.step file my preview window is black,
nothing shows.
Am I missing a library? Or how can I find what is wrong/missing?
Thanks.
Application: kicad
Version: 5.1.0, release build
Libraries:
??? wxWidgets 3.0.4
??? libcurl/7.59.0 OpenSSL/1.1.0i zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.1.1
libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.4) libssh/0.8.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.32.1
Platform: Linux 5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
??? wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.22
??? Boost: 1.66.0
??? OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
??? Curl: 7.59.0
??? Compiler: GCC 8.3.1 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings:
??? USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
??? USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
??? KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
??? KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
??? KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
??? KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
??? KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
??? KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
??? BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
??? KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
??? KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
??? KICAD_SPICE=ON
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On my system (Linux) the canvas options are at the bottom of the view menu Glad the problem is sorted... Andy On 10 Apr 2019 14:38:58 -0700 "ve3poa@... [kicad-users]" <kicad-users@...> wrote: F3 didn't work but I tried flip board view as I didn't see switch canvas and that worked.
thanks Andy for the idea.
Peter
ve3poa
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F3 didn't work but I tried flip board view as I didn't see switch canvas and that worked.
thanks Andy for the idea.
Peter ve3poa
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Sounds like the graphics memory has got confused. Have you tried a redraw? View -> redraw (or F3) Switching the canvas may also clear this. Andy On 10 Apr 2019 19:30:47 +0000 "ve3poa@... [kicad-users]" <kicad-users@...> wrote: While working on a board n PCBNew, red and yellow circles appeared around all the footprints. Not sure how i did it nor can I remove them. Can anyone tell me what they represent an how to get rid of them?
thanks, Peter
ve3poa
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While working on a board n PCBNew, red and yellow circles appeared around all the footprints.? Not sure how i did it nor can I remove them.? Can anyone tell me what they represent an how to get rid of them?
thanks, Peter ve3poa
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All,
I keep my design under version control, and I often see such diffs:
kicad-users@...
-(kicad_pcb (version 20171130) (host pcbnew 5.0.2)
+(kicad_pcb (version 20171130) (host pcbnew "(5.0.2)")
I usually get this diff when I open a layout on my laptop which was previously
saved on my PC. They have the same OS, and same version of KiCad. Do you know
the reason why the two line differs?
Thanks,
Levente
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Levente Kovacs
Senior Electronic Engineer
W:
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Re: remove track doesn't work!???
Hi,
this is not grid related. I have found a few changes in useage to the older KiCAD version which I consider inconvenient and a step backwards.
- I could finally remove the stubs in normal mode (normal arrow mouse pointer, not wiring mode). This used to work in wiring mode. Normally, you want to remove a track in wiring mode after seeing that it is not optimally positioned. Now you have to leave wiring mode to remove it.
- I seem to have much less control on where tracks bend. I like to place tracks as straight as possible, but the track editor tends to produce wiggles when the points to be connected are not exactly on grid poitns.
Best regards, Tom
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Re: remove track doesn't work!???
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Hi,
I have recently migrated from a 2009 version of KiCAD to KiCAD5. I have converted the layout to the new KiCAD5 standard and now I need to edit the old layout with pcbnew. Basically, this works, but I have encountered a severe problem I am unable to solve.
I have moved a component previously routed in the old KiCAD version. Next I have tried to delete the old tracks by selecting the routing mode, holding the mouse pointer over the track to be removed and pressing backspace. This does work with long tracks. But there are also some short stubs which I am unable to remove.
Moreover, every time I press backspace to remove a track, KiCAD5 unselects the route track mode, so after every track I must reselect that mode. This is very inconvenient and it was not so in the old KiCAD version.
Am I doing something wrong?
Best regards, Tom
Hi,
Have you checked if the working grid is fine enough ?
Kind regards. Danilo
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remove track doesn't work!???
Hi,
I have recently migrated from a 2009 version of KiCAD to KiCAD5. I have converted the layout to the new KiCAD5 standard and now I need to edit the old layout with pcbnew. Basically, this works, but I have encountered a severe problem I am unable to solve.
I have moved a component previously routed in the old KiCAD version. Next I have tried to delete the old tracks by selecting the routing mode, holding the mouse pointer over the track to be removed and pressing backspace. This does work with long tracks. But there are also some short stubs which I am unable to remove.
Moreover, every time I press backspace to remove a track, KiCAD5 unselects the route track mode, so after every track I must reselect that mode. This is very inconvenient and it was not so in the old KiCAD version.
Am I doing something wrong?
Best regards, Tom
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Steven A. Falco
Peter Ayearst