Re: [Kicad-developers] Opengl issues after commit 6912/6913

2016-06-12 Thread Collin Anderson
This same behavior occurs on my OS X box as well. It also has coordinate transformation issues if you try to lower the size of the window. Here, rather than try and describe it, here is a gif (frame rate is low in the gif, it is not choppy in reality): https://metacollin.com/resize.gif I hav

Re: [Kicad-developers] 3D filename resolution

2016-06-12 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
Patch committed in product branch r6924. Thanks. On 6/11/2016 10:32 PM, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: > The attached patch makes the following changes: > > 1. Adds a Help button and text to the 3D alias configuration dialog > 2. Displays KISYS3DMOD and internally defined KiCad path env vars > 3. Adds a

[Kicad-developers] PATCH: fix swapped VRML material colors

2016-06-12 Thread Cirilo Bernardo
The attached patch fixes a bug in the VRML2 parser which had exchanged the Blue and Green components of the ambient lighting. - Cirilo === modified file 'plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_material.cpp' --- plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_material.cpp 2016-02-23 02:31:51 + +++ plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_material

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Tomasz Wlostowski
On 12.06.2016 20:06, Prabhu Sammandam wrote: > Hi Jean-Pierre, > > Yes I accept. Why I am bothering is that, it is wasting the toner. > > I need to take two prints and stack them to make the negative film. > > For small PCB's its ok but for bigger PCB it is wasting so much of toner. > Hi Cheng

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, On 12.06.2016 22:22, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > Plotting is definitely more accurate than printing although I wont > completely rule it out. I make a lot of prototype boards and I've found > through trial and error the plotting is the way to go. I think it is wrong in both dialogs. Whether v

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
I'm not terribly thrilled about adding this to the print dialog. Plotting is definitely more accurate than printing although I wont completely rule it out. I make a lot of prototype boards and I've found through trial and error the plotting is the way to go. Adding a redundant print feature that

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Chris Pavlina
Write a script to crop it or something, then. I don't see why we need to go implementing a bunch of features specific to the various ways hobbyists make their own PCBs. Sorry if that comes across grumpy, but it really does not sound like a good use of anyone's time. I've done all sorts of weird thi

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Prabhu Sammandam
Hi Jean-Pierre, Yes I accept. Why I am bothering is that, it is wasting the toner. I need to take two prints and stack them to make the negative film. For small PCB's its ok but for bigger PCB it is wasting so much of toner. Regards, Prabhu On 12 June 2016 at 23:27, jp charras wrote: > Le 12

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread jp charras
Le 12/06/2016 à 19:50, Prabhu Sammandam a écrit : > Hi Jean-Pierre, > > I am using the negative photo resist method for making the PCB. I tried the > following method but I am not satisfied with that. > > 1. Selected the PDF as the Plot format. > 2. Selected Negative plot option and then plotted.

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Prabhu Sammandam
Hi Jean-Pierre, I am using the negative photo resist method for making the PCB. I tried the following method but I am not satisfied with that. 1. Selected the PDF as the Plot format. 2. Selected Negative plot option and then plotted. 3. Even-though the Edge cut is drawn, the plotted PDF included

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Clemens Koller
Hi, there! On 2016-06-12 17:25, Cheng Sheng wrote: > [...] > What it does is: If a via appears on F.Cu layer, print it also on F.Mask > layer; same for B.Cu layer via on B.Mask layer. This "feature" - to open up (selected) vias in the solder mask - seems especially useful when vias are used as

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Cheng Sheng
okay... I didn't even notice that "Plot" can output pdf/ps directly! Thought it was Gerber only. Then this change can be skipped, indeed it doesn't add any new functionality. Thanks for the comments, guys. On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 6:44 PM, jp charras wrote: > Le 12/06/2016 à 18:29, Prabhu Samma

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread jp charras
Le 12/06/2016 à 18:29, Prabhu Sammandam a écrit : > Yes, definitely it is very useful. Most of the time for this feature I will > use the "Plot->gerber" and then use other gerber viewer software for > printing. > > If it is included in kicad print dialog itself it will be very fast. > > Regards,

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Chris Pavlina
Assuming the general consensus is that this is okay to include, I'm going to have to ask you to make a few changes before it's accepted. I'll probably allow it myself if nobody specifically speaks up against it, it seems useful. However: 1) Please be careful to follow the established coding style.

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Prabhu Sammandam
Yes, definitely it is very useful. Most of the time for this feature I will use the "Plot->gerber" and then use other gerber viewer software for printing. If it is included in kicad print dialog itself it will be very fast. Regards, Prabhu On 12 June 2016 at 21:04, Chris Pavlina wrote: > This

Re: [Kicad-developers] pcbnew feature: Vias on Solder Mask Layers

2016-06-12 Thread Chris Pavlina
This is already available in the Plot dialog: "Do not tent vias". Other devs, what do you think about adding it to Print as well? On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 05:25:21PM +0200, Cheng Sheng wrote: > Hi KiCad Developers, > > I made a feature for my own hobbyist use (to etch my own PCB boards). I > don't