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First, let me reiterate this is a powerful and apparently very
usable package and for free it is amazingly capable. I am not
trying to discourage anyone from trying it. I have been playing
with Eagle for a while and found it unnatural to use because it does
not follow the windows user interface. Kicad seemed more intuitive
and does not have the limitations imposed on the free Eagle
version. I did however see some potential bugs or perhaps I missed
some documentation. Note that my comments are specifically for the
Windows English version (August 27).

1. In NEWPCB Module Editor, the rotate 90 degrees checkbox does
not seem to work while initially placing a pad it does however work
for editing an existing pad.

2. Having a dropdown menu of standard drill sizes seem like it
would be helpful on the pad window to aid a speedy drill selection.

3. How would I use a smt part on the bottom side of the board?
Would I need to new module for bottom side parts?

4. In EESchema the some of the help file text is too small a
font to read and the help file reader has no zoom function that I
have been able to find.

5. In EESchema what is a convert file when creating a part?

6. In EESchema I created save it to an new library I created
and placed in the schematic only to realize that it has an error. I
edited the part and resaved the corrected part the same new
library. But when I try to place it on the schematic the version
before the fix keeps showing up. How do I fix this?

7. It seems that it would be nice to auto increment the each
pin number when placing it on a new schematic symbol like NEW PCB
does for the pads in new modules.

8. In symbol editor, I click on the pin tool and drag a pin to
the location desired. I edit the pin parameters and expect to move
on the next pin. The software is still waiting for me to finalize
the location of the current pin. This behavior seen a little
unnatural to me but perhaps that is just me.

9. I would like to see a mitered 90 degree bend as a standard
block in the microvave tool bar.

Thanks to Jean-Pierre Charras every one supporting him for making
this fine tool and forem available. And thanks for the responses to
my previous thoughts. Please don't take these comments as whining.

Regards,
Eric Haskell
KC4YOE

Hi Eric, I'll try to help a bit

3. How would I use a smt part on the bottom side of the board?
Would I need to new module for bottom side parts?

With right button on the component, select Invert Module.

4. In EESchema the some of the help file text is too small a
font to read and the help file reader has no zoom function that I
have been able to find.

Display options dialog lets you change font, size... Right hand icon
on the toolbar

5. In EESchema what is a convert file when creating a part?

Boolean law /(A+B) = /A*/B or /(AB) = /A + /B

Same function, two symbols

6. In EESchema I created save it to an new library I created
and placed in the schematic only to realize that it has an error.

I

edited the part and resaved the corrected part the same new
library. But when I try to place it on the schematic the version
before the fix keeps showing up. How do I fix this?

I had the same problem and I fixed it but I do not know how I did it.
Maybe after quitting the program and running it again, maybe after
reboot, sorry I cannot help too much. I use Linux.

7. It seems that it would be nice to auto increment the each
pin number when placing it on a new schematic symbol like NEW PCB
does for the pads in new modules.

When I create a module in pcbnew I like it; but not with eeschema: my
experience is that I never create a symbol by pin number but by pin
position.


Pedro.

Hello Eric! I'll try help more a bit..

1. In NEWPCB Module Editor, the rotate 90 degrees checkbox does
not seem to work while initially placing a pad it does however work
for editing an existing pad.

not need edit the pad, right click the new pad and select New Pad
Settings in pop-up menu.

6. In EESchema I created save it to an new library I created
and placed in the schematic only to realize that it has an error.

I

edited the part and resaved the corrected part the same new
library. But when I try to place it on the schematic the version
before the fix keeps showing up. How do I fix this?

the steeps after changes are (in order):
- save the part into current loaded library (in memory)
- save current loaded library into disk (file update)



Excuse my poor english.

[]'s
Renie

Thanks to everyone for responding to my questions

Regards, Eric