--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "MarkB" <mrb1...@...> wrote: > > Actually, maybe I see what I am doing wrong. I have created a number of > symbols and have included information in the schematic symbol definition, > things like vendor and vendor part number. This was all done in the symbol > editor. > > When I put a component on the schematic and run the BOM generator, the extra > information that I have included with the symbol does not appear on the BOM. > However, it does appear if I add the information while in the schematic tool. > Then it works great. > > It would seem that Kicad should use the information from the schematic symbol > definition as its default. Am I thinking correctly?
yes, EEschema, library needs to move to a place part mindset. The symbol becomes a part when a MFGR, MFGR part # is referenced nailing down a footprint. The variables would be the distributor and symbol. As a H/W guy I tend to change the symbol to help draw the schematic and also the uP SOCs are so big that the designer my want many sections that spread across multiple pages. As a default, he extra fields should be copied when the symbol is placed. I will look into this when I get the chance (just moved to Ubuntu 9.10 and my Kicad build is broke) Frank > > Mark > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "MarkB" <mrb1618@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Thierry" <thierry@> wrote: > > > > > > But I believe that all the fields could be included in the BOM in the > > > previously 2009-02-16 version? Is it correct? > > > > > > I am using 7 custom fields in addition to the standard ones and I kind of > > > remember to have verified that they were working before going through the > > > trouble of filling these fields in my custom libraries. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thierry > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@ <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com> > > > yahoogroups.com, > > > "MarkB" <mrb1618@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > I have just completed my first schematic in Kicad and the capture went > > > well. I am generating a BOM and I am unable to generate a BOM that > > > contains > > > the extra fields that I have told it to include. I have created a Digikey > > > part number field the I would like to have in the BOM. Any ideas what I > > > could be doing wrong? > > > > > > If you are using Single Part per Line, currently only > > > Field 1 thru 4 are supported. Sorry I just got lazy.. > > > I was only using the following: > > > * FIELD1 - manufacture > > > * FIELD2 - manufacture part number > > > * FIELD3 - distributor part number > > > easy fix, but I'm not sure when I will get to it! > > > > > > Frank Bennett > > > > > > > > I am running kicad 2010314. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > If you have a suggestion as to what I am doing wrong I would appreciate it. > > I am going to the BOM dialog and selecting the fields that I am using. I am > > only getting the first few out in the generated BOM. > > > > Mark > > >
