Well... here is the sourcecode (java) and the runnable .jar file I hope it is possible to understand.
Download: http://web.comhem.se/avr/arkiv/place.jar http://web.comhem.se/avr/arkiv/Main.txt (change extention : Main.txt should be Main.java but that was not accepted by my server) Perhaps someone who knows java programming can make a better way to choose files / folder. In this version the working files must be in the same folder as the program file. regards Jens --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Berceanu Cristian <brumbarch...@...> wrote: > > Hi yeshe, > Well, all I can say about the size change is that it is an expected behavior. > You will have to decide for yourself if it is better for you to change > symbols back and just create new ones from now on (Maybe archive all previous > projects together with old libraries and start anew?) > > I am however, interested in the auto placement application that you are > talking about. I realize it is just a tool to have the component spread out > BEFORE you manually start to place them but in my opinion that is gold. No > matter how bad the GUI is. Please share! > > Cristian > > > --- On Wed, 5/20/09, yeshe66 <yesh...@...> wrote: > > From: yeshe66 <yesh...@...> > Subject: [kicad-users] Changing size of a part in library changes the part in > all my schemas! > To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 1:16 AM > > I decided that "R" and "C" was too large and used libedit to make them > smaller. I have done some projects before and when I opened them in eeschema > the schemas had changed! The components was replaced by the new ones - and > because the pins had moved they was all disconnected from the wires. That > means that all my old projects are destroyed! (well, I suppose files, are > still unchanged - but I can't make a change without manually reconnecting all > the parts) > > I have also made new/different shapes on some other components too like IC's > and transistors. > > Is there a way to have other sizes on the components in new projects but keep > the old ones in already made projects? To have "local" libraries for my > projects? Or what's the best solution in this case? > > Is there a rule that one should #never change existing parts in library# - > only make new ones, so it will comply to old projects? > > > Another thing: When I start making a new board in pcbnew and import the > netlist all the modules piles up on one spot and I have to sort them out > manually... I've made a Java-program that uses the .sch file to change the > .brd file such that the components will be placed out according to the > position in eeschema - that makes the start much easier. Unfortunately I'm a > beginner in Java programming and my GUI is not good or user friendly - none > of you would accept it, otherwise I could have released the code here. Is > there another way to automatically place modules in pcbnew? > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links >
