Re: gEDA-user: The difference in pcb gerber and gerbv gerber

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 03:21:24PM -0500, kqt4a...@comcast.net wrote: > If I produce a layout in pcb and export the gerber files then load > the gerber files into gerbv and export once again as gerber I get > two different files > I have been reading http://www.excellon.com/manuals/program.htm > tr

gEDA-user: The difference in pcb gerber and gerbv gerber

2011-08-11 Thread kqt4at5v
If I produce a layout in pcb and export the gerber files then load the gerber files into gerbv and export once again as gerber I get two different files I have been reading http://www.excellon.com/manuals/program.htm trying to understand but I am a bit lost Could someone throw me a bone Thanks

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:50:31 +0200 Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz wrote: > 2011/8/11 Colin D Bennett : > > > Another thing that might make working with nets easier is it took > > fewer clicks to move vertices.  Similar to how it is often > > irritating to have to (1) Click, (2) Pause, (3) Click+Drag

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz
2011/8/11 Colin D Bennett : > Another thing that might make working with nets easier is it took fewer > clicks to move vertices.  Similar to how it is often irritating to have > to (1) Click, (2) Pause, (3) Click+Drag a symbol to move it *, > to move a line you have to click it, then click and dra

Re: gEDA-user: PCB nanometer git tree

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 09:30:34PM +0200, Karl Hammar wrote: > > It seems to work after this patch also: > You mean your "cannot compile docs" bug? I cannot reproduce that now, nor could I when you reported it. > /// > > diff --git a/globalconst.h b/globalconst.h > index 6599823..12c0592 10075

Re: gEDA-user: PCB nanometer git tree

2011-08-11 Thread Karl Hammar
Andrew Poelstra: > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: ... > > OK, I have noticed one bug. If I draw some lines on a copper layer, > > two strange things occur: > > > > (1) When I click on a line, it becomes highlighted and is selected. If > > I then click another li

Re: gEDA-user: PCB nanometer git tree

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:04:47 -0700 > Andrew Poelstra wrote: > > > Please test this and let me know what needs to be done. Thanks! > > OK, I have noticed one bug. If I draw some lines on a copper layer, > two strange things occur

Re: gEDA-user: PCB nanometer git tree

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:44:42AM -0700, Andrew Poelstra wrote: > > Still happens to me on pcb-20100929-RELEASE after: > > ./autogen.sh && > ./configure --with-gui=lesstif --disable-doc --enable-maintainer-mode && > make clean >/dev/null && > make >/dev/null > > I don't know what to make

Re: gEDA-user: Version compatibility between gschem and PCB

2011-08-11 Thread John Doty
On Aug 11, 2011, at 8:40 AM, John Hudak wrote: > If I upgrade to > the most recent version of PCB, will it be able to interoperate with > gschem 1.6.1.20100214? "pcb" is only one of the many layout programs gEDA can export to, along with simulators and other targets. That interface is thus

Re: gEDA-user: PCB nanometer git tree

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:04:47 -0700 > Andrew Poelstra wrote: > > > Please test this and let me know what needs to be done. Thanks! > > OK, I have noticed one bug. If I draw some lines on a copper layer, > two strange things occur

Re: gEDA-user: Version compatibility between gschem and PCB

2011-08-11 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:40:51 -0400 John Hudak wrote: > I came across an board layout file that requires a newer version of > PCB than I have installed. My version of PCB is 20091103. If I > upgrade to the most recent version of PCB, will it be able to > interoperate with gschem 1.6.1.20100214?

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:34:58 -0700 yamazakir2 wrote: > I agree, magnetic mode is an instant disable for me everytime I > install gschem Agreed... I like the idea of magnetic mode, especially when drawing nets when zoomed out pretty far--it can be hard to click exactly on the tip of the pin to wh

Re: gEDA-user: Version compatibility between gschem and PCB

2011-08-11 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:03:31 -0700 Andrew Poelstra wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:40:51AM -0400, John Hudak wrote: > >I came across an board layout file that requires a newer version > > of PCB than I have installed. My version of PCB is 20091103. If I > > upgrade to the most recent ve

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread John Hudak
Ditto John 2011/8/11 yamazakir2 <[1]yamazak...@gmail.com> I agree, magnetic mode is an instant disable for me everytime I install gschem On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:38 AM, John Doty <[2]j...@noqsi.com> wrote: > > On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:48 AM, Krzysztof Kościuszkiewi

Re: gEDA-user: Version compatibility between gschem and PCB

2011-08-11 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:40:51AM -0400, John Hudak wrote: >I came across an board layout file that requires a newer version of PCB >than I have installed. My version of PCB is 20091103. If I upgrade to >the most recent version of PCB, will it be able to interoperate with >gschem

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread yamazakir2
I agree, magnetic mode is an instant disable for me everytime I install gschem On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:38 AM, John Doty wrote: > > On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:48 AM, Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz wrote: > >> Author: Peter Clifton > >>    This allows "magnetic net" mode to be used for the start-point of

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread John Doty
On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:48 AM, Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz wrote: > Author: Peter Clifton >This allows "magnetic net" mode to be used for the start-point of a net >as well as its end-point, whilst still being able to initiate net drawing >with the "n" key. No, please, no. "Magnetic net

gEDA-user: Version compatibility between gschem and PCB

2011-08-11 Thread John Hudak
I came across an board layout file that requires a newer version of PCB than I have installed. My version of PCB is 20091103. If I upgrade to the most recent version of PCB, will it be able to interoperate with gschem 1.6.1.20100214? Also, a clarification of terminology for me is n

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz
2011/8/11 Kai-Martin Knaak : > yamazakir2 wrote: > >> I had to redo my linux box so I installed a fresh copy of gschem from >> git and it seems like the method of wire placement has changed. When i >> press the wire hotkey, I have to click somewhere on the schematic >> before I can start drawing th

Re: gEDA-user: Anybody ever had a board assembled (pick and place)?

2011-08-11 Thread Steve Wiseman
On 01/08/2011, yamazakir2 wrote: > Still looking for suggestions for assembly besides 4pcb. Do you really have to have it done externally? I gave up, and do it in-house, mostly to avoid the pain that is kitting, exporting data, waiting and hoping. Cheapest: Plastic solder paste stencils are chea

Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

2011-08-11 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
yamazakir2 wrote: > I had to redo my linux box so I installed a fresh copy of gschem from > git and it seems like the method of wire placement has changed. When i > press the wire hotkey, I have to click somewhere on the schematic > before I can start drawing the wire. I noticed the change, too.