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All components in schematic becomes slightly displaced

 

I have a reoccurring problem.
From time to time all components and wires are slightly displaced on the grid making attaching new wires to the pins impossible without realigning everything one component and one wire at a time.
Is this a bug or something I do wrong?
Is there a way to automatically align all elements in a schematic to the grid?

I'm running kiCad 7.0.6. Perhaps this is fixed in some later version but I still need a way to realign everything to not have to spend a few days doing it manually...
 

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Never noticed that behaviour. Maybe have a look at the source file to see if the coordinates of all components are off grid? Or maybe there is a (accidental) keyboard shortcut to set the grid to a specific location?

Op 25-1-2024 om 07:40 schreef Bj?rn:

I have a reoccurring problem.
From time to time all components and wires are slightly displaced on the grid making attaching new wires to the pins impossible without realigning everything one component and one wire at a time.
Is this a bug or something I do wrong?
Is there a way to automatically align all elements in a schematic to the grid?

I'm running kiCad 7.0.6. Perhaps this is fixed in some later version but I still need a way to realign everything to not have to spend a few days doing it manually...

 

When I used to use Cadence Capture two things could cause this...
  • The first was if you changed snap to grid to free form...?
  • The other was if you used a very small grid and switched from mils to mm and back a few times...
Dallas
 

On 25/01/2024 07:40, Bj?rn wrote:
I have a reoccurring problem.
From time to time all components and wires are slightly displaced on the grid making attaching new wires to the pins impossible without realigning everything one component and one wire at a time.
Is this a bug or something I do wrong?
Is there a way to automatically align all elements in a schematic to the grid?

I'm running kiCad 7.0.6. Perhaps this is fixed in some later version but I still need a way to realign everything to not have to spend a few days doing it manually...
Select everything on the schematic. Place cursor over an object, Right-click > Align elements to grid.

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Regards,
Tony
 

Thank you Tony (and the others of course!)
How could I miss that option? I really looked for something similar...

Anyway, now I'm back on track again :o)
 

Please check your grid settings (View menu -> Grid Properties). I recommend using 0.05 inches (1.27 mm) because the components in the libraries are all aligned on that grid. If you have it set very fine, you can easily have problems. And if it is set too coarse, then you won't be able to connect some pins.

Steve

On 1/25/24 01:40 AM, Bj?rn wrote:
I have a reoccurring problem.
From time to time all components and wires are slightly displaced on the grid making attaching new wires to the pins impossible without realigning everything one component and one wire at a time.
Is this a bug or something I do wrong?
Is there a way to automatically align all elements in a schematic to the grid?
I'm running kiCad 7.0.6. Perhaps this is fixed in some later version but I still need a way to realign everything to not have to spend a few days doing it manually...
 

Thank you Steve!
After finding this alignment tool I updated my grid settings to 0.05" and realigned everything. It was set one step smaller.
I don't seem to have lost any connections when doing this so all is good.

Bj?rn
 

Le 25.01.24 ¨¤ 15:22, Steven A. Falco a ¨¦crit?:
Please check your grid settings (View menu -> Grid Properties).? I recommend using 0.05 inches (1.27 mm) because the components in the libraries are all aligned on that grid.? If you have it set very fine, you can easily have problems.? And if it is set too coarse, then you won't be able to connect some pins.
And also use this 50 mil grid when building new components, otherwise, the same "error" will occur.

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