Hi, i'm set mm format , the distance betwen pin (2.54mm) are always 1000 , then you must scale to factor 0.00254 your drawing to use in mm . Best regards
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "mancapit" <manca...@...> wrote: > > > Hi , > i'm use only inches setting , holes and lines are scaling correctly with > command "scale" to 0.00254 in autocad . > tomorrow i'm going to set in mm and answers to you. > Bye > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Gilles Teisseire <gilles.teisseire1@> > wrote: > > > > Thank you for your answers. > > > > Tell me if I'm wrong: The inches/mm button in export window only affect > > holes dimensions > > So, i've tried a new export (selecting inches for holes dimensions) and > > open it selecting mils unit in Solidworks. > > I still have a scaling issue with factor of 10. (what should be 2,54mm > > is 25,4 in solidworks) > > > > > > G.T. > > > > > > mancapit a écrit : > > > > > > Hye , > > > i'm sorry for my english , > > > i use autocad and scale the drawing to 0,00254 to use. > > > Best regards. > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com>, Brian Sidebotham > > > <brian.sidebotham@> wrote: > > > > > > > > KiCad exports the DXF with values in mils, but DXF's should be inches > > > > or mm. Hence the scale is out by a factor of 1000. I have stumbled > > > > across this in the past. > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > Brian. > > > > > > > > On 11 March 2010 10:46, Gilles Teisseire <gilles.teisseire1@> wrote: > > > > > Bonjour, > > > > > > > > > > I'm using Kicad RC5, Ubuntu 9.10. > > > > > I've tried to export drill file in DXF format. > > > > > Whatever the choice of inches or millimeter in export window, i've got > > > > > the same issue: > > > > > > > > > > When I try to open the .DXF file with Solidworks the scale is > > > wrong. (by > > > > > a factor of 1000). > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's a solidworks or kicad issue. > > > > > Can anyone confirm it's a Kicad Bug? > > > > > > > > > > Merci. > > > > > > > > > > G.T. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > 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 <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 > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo>! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
