There is a auto position system built into kicad which may be of some help. This does NOT place the components aas per eeschma, but it does spread them out which makes for easy selection.
In PCBnew, you must create a board outline first. When the netlist is read in, the modules will be placed on top of each other. Select the mode manual and autoplace : this is the second button in the group of 4 on the top toolbar right hand side. Right click somewhere near the modules and you should have a global move and place option in the context menu. select move and you will get a confirmation requestor, select yes and the modules will be spread out for you. Andy On Wed, 20 May 2009 10:08:31 -0000 "yeshe66" <yesh...@yahoo.se> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >
