Re: [Kicad-developers] [RFC][PATCH] import pins from CSV

2017-02-07 Thread Alex Bell
Replying again because I've updated this patch. It now supports pin types, as well as fixing a crash that I noticed after I sent the last one. Cheers, Alex On Tue, Feb 07, 2017 at 12:31:39PM -0800, Alex Bell wrote: > Importing a CSV file into component editor > > 1. Start kicad, launch

Re: [Kicad-developers] [RFC][PATCH] import pins from CSV

2017-02-07 Thread Alex Bell
Importing a CSV file into component editor 1. Start kicad, launch component editor, create a new component 2. Click CSV button in top toolbar (far right) 3. When prompted for file, navigate to a csv file containing pins for import 4. Pins will be created in a vertical column with 100 mm spacing.

Re: [Kicad-developers] [RFC][PATCH] import pins from CSV

2017-02-07 Thread Bob Gustafson
This sounds like something I could use now. Do you have any documentation on 'how to use' ? I would also have to reinstate my toolchain to be able to use it - not insignificant amount of labor. By reading your doc, I could determine the cost/benefit at the moment. Thanks much - Bob G On

[Kicad-developers] [RFC][PATCH] import pins from CSV

2017-02-06 Thread Alex Bell
I've not submitted a patch before nor really used a mailing list, so please let me know if I did something wrong. This adds a button on the component editor toolbar that prompts for a csv file, and then reads pin numbers and names and generates pins. I decided to start with something small but a