Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-22 Thread Kevin Cozens
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2022 18:06:47 +0530 > From: Rahul Paknikar As Sumanto mentioned, we have been using KiCad for the eSim EDA tool for several years. During these years, we made a library of ~1000 schematics designed in KiCad's latest version (v4.0.7) at that time.[snip] We take this

Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-03 Thread Steven A. Falco
On 11/3/22 02:14 PM, Jon Evans wrote: > you won't have access to the footprints you had previously used. You can make a project-local library and export the old footprints to it if desired.  I think that is a reasonable workflow. That works well. Thanks. Steve -- You received

Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-03 Thread Jon Evans
> you won't have access to the footprints you had previously used. You can make a project-local library and export the old footprints to it if desired. I think that is a reasonable workflow. On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:40 PM Steven A. Falco wrote: > On 11/3/22 12:11 PM, Jon Evans wrote: > >

Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-03 Thread Steven A. Falco
On 11/3/22 12:11 PM, Jon Evans wrote: KiCad 6.x should still be able to open these files even if they used old symbols and footprints.  I'm not sure they would need "porting" other than saving in the updated format.  New schematics can be made with new symbols/footprints as desired. True,

Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-03 Thread Jon Evans
KiCad 6.x should still be able to open these files even if they used old symbols and footprints. I'm not sure they would need "porting" other than saving in the updated format. New schematics can be made with new symbols/footprints as desired. On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 12:10 PM Steven A. Falco

Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-03 Thread Steven A. Falco
On 11/3/22 11:38 AM, Marco Ciampa wrote: Can somebody address this request or at least point to the right direction of how to solve it in the easiest way? I suspect the biggest issue would be the libraries, as they have changed over time. For example, I had a design that used:

Re: [kicad] KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error

2022-11-03 Thread Jon Evans
solve it in the easiest way? > > - Forwarded message from Rahul Paknikar - > > Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2022 18:06:47 +0530 > From: Rahul Paknikar > To: ciam...@posteo.net > Cc: SUMANTO KAR > Subject: Re: KiCad 4.0.7 does not have a release file error > > Dear Marco, &g