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I¡¯m fairly new to Kicad. I am using Kicad V5.1.9 on Windows 10. At the moment there are 5 files (file.pr) in File Explorer that show 0KB and I did something that caused the files to be lost. How can
By Jeff Miller · #23269 ·
Re: suggest new feature: Arc-shaped Edge Plating #pcb-manufacture
Edge plating is a common enough feature. I would think generally, you would need to make a manufacturing drawing with your requirements detailed in notes. KiCad has plenty of suitable technical layers
By Tony Casey · #23268 ·
Re: suggest new feature: Arc-shaped Edge Plating #pcb-manufacture
"Rick Collins" <gnuarm.2007@...> wrote: I always thought the castellated edges of PCBs were done by drilling holes which were then plated, and then the edge milled back as a finishing step when
By Alan Pearce · #23267 ·
Re: suggest new feature: Arc-shaped Edge Plating #pcb-manufacture
I'm a bit unclear on what you are asking for.? Plating is done in holes on a PCB rather than edges.? There's no special information in the Gerber files to indicate plating.? That is done in a
By Rick Collins · #23266 ·
Re: suggest new feature: Arc-shaped Edge Plating #pcb-manufacture
May be I have misunderstood your question, but arcs can be placed in the Edge Cuts layer, which defines how the PCB outline is routed. This is also how you might puts slots and other kinds of cutouts
By Tony Casey · #23265 ·
suggest new feature: Arc-shaped Edge Plating #pcb-manufacture
I want to add an ?Arc-shaped Plating?Edge Pad to my PCB. I wonder if it is possible to do this in 6.0.x version. I know one can add Custom shape for SMD pad . and one can define round or oval
By wu.weikang@... · #23264 ·
Re: Net Highlighting not selectable ??
press Ctrl key while you are clicking your mouse on the PCB wire,and the whole net get highlighted, and repeat the same action to dehilight it. I found this feature on veriosn 6.0.4 . This feature is
By wu.weikang@... · #23263 ·
Re: KiCad 6.0.4 Save Issue #gettingstarted
Yup, big fan of Syncthing. What an absolute winner that software is.
By CW · #23262 ·
Re: KiCad 6.0.4 Save Issue #gettingstarted
Hello I use Syncthing across several PC`s and NAS (XigmaNAS) for all KiCAD projects (and other critical data also). Works perfect.
By LV · #23261 ·
Re: Auto Place Footprints not respecting "locked" footprint status ...
If you use the selection filter in the lower right corner. - Have only Footprints checked - and NOT Locked Items - Area select the entire board area. Now you have all of the unlocked Footprints
By rick0cm@... · #23260 ·
Re: KiCad 6.0.4 Save Issue #gettingstarted
PS: Forgot to mention - Yes, H is available from File Explorer AND the command line tool without calling it with administrative rights.
By tradice@... · #23259 ·
Re: KiCad 6.0.4 Save Issue #gettingstarted
Following up on this issue: When I use K/C6.04 on a Windows platform, creating a new project on a local drive and working with it, everything operates as expected. I can also zip the design directory,
By tradice@... · #23258 ·
Auto Place Footprints not respecting "locked" footprint status ...
Hi, I am running KiCad 6.04 under Win 10 Pro x64 and I am keen to try "auto placement" of footprints. The board I am trying it on has a number of locked connectors but when I select the whole board
By David Slipper · #23257 ·
Re: KiCad 6.0.4 Save Issue #gettingstarted
Cab you access h: via the cli or file explorer? It Sounds line samba getting upset, which is why I usually use NFS and mount the remote drive on the linux workstation I don't use windows much if at
By Andy · #23256 ·
KiCad 6.0.4 Save Issue #gettingstarted
Hello - I have recently installed KC 6.0.4 on a Windows 10 platform. I have a file repository for projects on a Ubuntu server running Samba, open permissions. When I attempt to save a schematic I get
By tradice@... · #23255 ·
Re: KiCAD KLC in PDF (request)
There are some KiCAD documentation in PDF on?https://docs.kicad.org/ But I`m amazing that so critical document as KLC have not PDF version and even is not mentioned on this page... ((
By LV · #23254 ·
Re: KiCAD KLC in PDF (request)
Hi, If the goal is just to have the content locally: you could clone https://gitlab.com/kicad/libraries/klc.git to have it all on your own PC, including history. You'll need hugo and ruby-asciidoctor
By Konrad Rosenbaum · #23253 ·
Re: KiCAD KLC in PDF (request)
Hi Thank you. Printing from browser work but with unpredictable result (clipping figures, for example). Probably I`ll use LibreOffice. Thank you! -- Regards, Victor
By LV · #23252 ·
Re: KiCAD KLC in PDF (request)
Hi, Another approach I've used, copy and paste into Libreoffice and export as pdf.? One good thing about that method, things like videos or other content you can't print can be removed and a link
By Dale · #23251 ·
Re: KiCAD KLC in PDF (request)
The simple way to get a pdf from a set of web pages is to use the browser's print function. Select the print to pdf option It's not perfect, but more than good enough for this use. (I'm using the
By Andy · #23250 ·