FWIW see, https://forum.kicad.info/t/protip-nicer-via-stitching/1103
2015-07-30 10:45 GMT+02:00 Mikk Leini <mikk.le...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > Thanks to Wayne for a tip. I guess i found right post also about this > script: > https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg17819.html > > Yes, i agree script is good thing also but most of the times you need to do > stitching manually. From manufacturing and electrical point of view it's not > cheap and overkill to automatically add 300 vias when all you need is to > stitch the edges of the board or sides of the HF traces. Massive stitching > is needed usually when good heat conduction is required and then it's only > around heat producing components. > > So the idea of implementing manual vias does not interfere with script. I > uploaded a demo of what i have right now: > https://youtu.be/c4uwaKJOkO4 > > It doesn't need to go into main tree right now but it's so obvious feature > missing from KiCad that it should be done one day soon. There are tools to > draw circles, text and lines, so why shouldn't it be possible to add > arbitrary holes or vias. Doing vias by footprints is a workaround and very > inconvenient if you have many different sizes, plus footprint doesn't > automatically get the netname. Stitching with traces and then removing > traces is also like buying a whole dinner set when all you need is a knife. > > BR, > Mikk > > > 2015-07-30 10:11 GMT+03:00 easyw <ea...@katamail.com>: >> >> Hi Torsten, >> >> I vote for that too :) >> thanks >> Maurice >> >> On 30/07/2015 00.12, "Torsten Hüter" wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mikk, >>> >>> I hope that I find this or next weekend some time to upload a recent >>> version. I need to merge the actual KiCad code and have to do more testing. >>> It's a tool to automate the stitching using the scripting window and also >>> with a simple dialog, roughly inspired by Altium. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Torsten >>> >>> >>>> Hi Torsten, >>>> Yes, i have obviously missed that. I tried to search "via" in mailing >>>> list but couldn't find a search button :/ >>>> Is it like some add-on tool to editor or some script with command line >>>> arguments? >>>> Can you share some link or demo? >>> >>> >>>> BR, >>>> Mikk >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
