Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Rick Walker
Hi Jean-Pierre, > Can you tell me more about "controlled annular rings on BGA pads" ? I have an 8x8 BGA footprint with 0.25mm balls on 0.5 mm centers. To be able to route to the inner pads, I make the outer row purely SMT. Then the next inner row has a 4mil drill but a pad only on the top and

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Mitch Davis
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:13 AM, Rick Walker wrote: > > Being able to put a precisely scalable bitmap generated from a > photograph or a CAD drawing into the PCB editor allows for documenting > and placing connectors, routes, and mounting holes with respect to the > environment the board is being

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Craig Southeren
On 22/09/2012 3:43 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 07:19:18PM +0200, jean-pierre charras wrote: a background bitmap is more like the grid that can be shown or not, but cannot be plotted, and is not a layer. Layers 29, 30 and 31, not yet used in Pcbnew, should be left for

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Craig Southeren
On 22/09/2012 3:19 AM, jean-pierre charras wrote: ...deleted First, thanks for your involvement in Kicad. Yes, support for the Microsoft compiler suite is not a priority for the KiCad maintainers. The reason is Kicad is not a tool like wxWidgets or qucs. Therefore, generally speaking, suppo

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Craig Southeren
On 22/09/2012 5:50 AM, Brian Sidebotham wrote: ..deleted On 21 Hi Craig, Is this not something that bitmap2component can achieve for you? You can create a footprint from a bitmap and place it down. Generally used for logos, but you should be able to scale accurately from a bitmap fairly easily

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Craig Southeren
On 22/09/2012 3:43 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 07:19:18PM +0200, jean-pierre charras wrote: a background bitmap is more like the grid that can be shown or not, but cannot be plotted, and is not a layer. Layers 29, 30 and 31, not yet used in Pcbnew, should be left for

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Brian Sidebotham
On 21 September 2012 16:22, Craig Southeren wrote: > To all, ... > 4) I am working on additions to pcbnew that allow the use of one or two > bitmap underlays for > assisting in layout. I'm using this to bring some old vintage computer > designs back to life, but they > could be just as useful wh

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread jean-pierre charras
Le 21/09/2012 20:13, Rick Walker a écrit : Hi Jean-Pierre, a background bitmap is more like the grid that can be shown or not, but cannot be plotted, and is not a layer. Layers 29, 30 and 31, not yet used in Pcbnew, should be left for something related to the board. A background bitmap is not

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Rick Walker
Hi Jean-Pierre, > a background bitmap is more like the grid that can be shown or not, > but cannot be plotted, and is not a layer. Layers 29, 30 and 31, not > yet used in Pcbnew, should be left for something related to the board. > A background bitmap is not a board item. I'm a long-time kica

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread patrick
I do not know if this is a good idea, but why not ? i would use this feature! +1 for me. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-develope

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 07:19:18PM +0200, jean-pierre charras wrote: > a background bitmap is more like the grid that can be shown or not, but > cannot be plotted, and is not a layer. > Layers 29, 30 and 31, not yet used in Pcbnew, should be left for something > related to the board. > A backgrou

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread jean-pierre charras
Le 21/09/2012 19:19, jean-pierre charras a écrit : The reason is Kicad is not a tool like wxWidgets or qucs. Sorry, I mean QT, not qucs. -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers

Re: [Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread jean-pierre charras
Le 21/09/2012 17:22, Craig Southeren a écrit : To all, I've been using KiCad for about a year, but as a developer and Open Source guy I am seeking to contribute something back to the community in the way of tested code patches. Pithy comments in the bug tracker don't convey intent properly

[Kicad-developers] Patches, MSVC and bitmap underlays

2012-09-21 Thread Craig Southeren
To all, I've been using KiCad for about a year, but as a developer and Open Source guy I am seeking to contribute something back to the community in the way of tested code patches. Pithy comments in the bug tracker don't convey intent properly, so here is my humble attempt to say some thin