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Traces don't track Footprints during move

 

Using past board layout tools when I move a footprint the traces drag along with it.
I cannot seem to get this to work in KiCad --i have tried "M", selecting and moving, "drag" and so forth but cannot find how to do this nor can I find it in the doc.

Any help here appreciated-

Thanks
Fritz
 

Fritz,
I suspect your traces are not actually connected to the footprints. I think that the traces not dragging along with the footprints is actually a symptom of disconnectedness.
Best Wishes,
John

On 12/12/2019 6:22 PM, fritz wrote:
Using past board layout tools when I move a footprint the traces drag along with it.
I cannot seem to get this to work in KiCad --i have tried "M", selecting and moving, "drag" and so forth but cannot find how to do this nor can I find it in the doc.

Any help here appreciated-

Thanks
Fritz
 

Hi,
A moving footprint doesn't drag the tracks connected to it in Kicad.

to move the tracks with the footprint you must select a block. But the tracks will move along with the footprint in the same relative positions, they are not re-routed while dragging.

The drag option only works in the schematic.

Regards,
Pedro.

El 13/12/19 a las 3:35, John Baker escribi¨®:
Fritz,
I suspect your traces are not actually connected to the footprints. I think that the traces not dragging along with the footprints is actually a symptom of disconnectedness.
Best Wishes,
John
On 12/12/2019 6:22 PM, fritz wrote:
Using past board layout tools when I move a footprint the traces drag along with it.
I cannot seem to get this to work in KiCad --i have tried "M", selecting and moving, "drag" and so forth but cannot find how to do this nor can I find it in the doc.

Any help here appreciated-

Thanks
Fritz
 

John
? To test a bit, I have drop two DIP packages on the F.Cu layer. Then I selected the "route tracks" tool and clicked on a pin of one DIP, then the other. A DRC shows no missing connections. However when I us "M" to move one if the DIPs the track remains behind. Am I missing something regarding completing the connection?

Thanks
Fritz

On 12/12/2019 9:35 PM, John Baker wrote:
Fritz,
I suspect your traces are not actually connected to the footprints. I think that the traces not dragging along with the footprints is actually a symptom of disconnectedness.
Best Wishes,
John

On 12/12/2019 6:22 PM, fritz wrote:
Using past board layout tools when I move a footprint the traces drag along with it.
I cannot seem to get this to work in KiCad --i have tried "M", selecting and moving, "drag" and so forth but cannot find how to do this nor can I find it in the doc.

Any help here appreciated-

Thanks
Fritz
 

You should press G for draG.

On 12/13/19 2:05 PM, fritz wrote:
John
? To test a bit, I have drop two DIP packages on the F.Cu layer. Then I selected the "route tracks" tool and clicked on a pin of one DIP, then the other. A DRC shows no missing connections. However when I us "M" to move one if the DIPs the track remains behind. Am I missing something regarding completing the connection?

Thanks
Fritz
Aaron Wolfe
 

Hi Fritz,

One other option that I tend to use as much as 'G' (for drag), I often select a block (by click-hold and drag), and then press the Tab key to drag the entire block with rubber banding wires.

As a side note, most useful options show up in the right click menu.? For example drag shows up when you right click a component, and drag block shows up when you right click after selecting a block of components.

Hope that helps,
Aaron


On Thursday, December 12, 2019, 9:22:20 PM EST, fritz <fsonnichsen@...> wrote:


Using past board layout tools when I move a footprint the traces drag
along with it.
I cannot seem to get this to work in KiCad --i have tried "M", selecting
and moving, "drag" and so forth but cannot find how to do this nor can I
find it in the doc.

Any help here appreciated-

Thanks
Fritz
 

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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 pins, headers with 76 pins etc.
I generally have to move the items, often just a small amount, during design. As and example I may want to move a PIC24,? 2mm to the right-- stretching the traces as I go--and then occasionally need to adjust some of the tracks slightly afterwords but often not. (as an example, ExpressPCB and Orcad users my do this)

What I have seen so far with KiCad is that the footprint can be moved or dragged, but the traces do not stretch--they leave behind white "rubber bands" and I have a huge amount of work left over to reconnect 100 pins. I am trying to avoid this.

thanks
fritz

On 12/13/2019 9:07 AM, Aaron Wolfe via Groups.Io wrote:

Hi Fritz,

One other option that I tend to use as much as 'G' (for drag), I often select a block (by click-hold and drag), and then press the Tab key to drag the entire block with rubber banding wires.

As a side note, most useful options show up in the right click menu.? For example drag shows up when you right click a component, and drag block shows up when you right click after selecting a block of components.

Hope that helps,
Aaron


On Thursday, December 12, 2019, 9:22:20 PM EST, fritz <fsonnichsen@...> wrote:


Using past board layout tools when I move a footprint the traces drag
along with it.
I cannot seem to get this to work in KiCad --i have tried "M", selecting
and moving, "drag" and so forth but cannot find how to do this nor can I
find it in the doc.

Any help here appreciated-

Thanks
Fritz
Brad / KR4DIO
 

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 myself to clicking and dragging to reconnect every trace every time I move a part.

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