[Kicad-developers] build scrip now fails - kicad-0.0.20131206/kicad-library does not exist.

2013-12-06 Thread Karl Schmidt
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[Kicad-developers] Terminology footprint vs module

2013-05-24 Thread Karl Schmidt
address this at http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/EE_CAD_Terminology but I still get questions.. Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc

Re: [Kicad-developers] Terminology footprint vs module

2013-05-24 Thread Karl Schmidt
to create a graphics text only module? I've done that - it works for putting Logos etc.. I think of it as a pad-less footprint.. Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc

Re: [Kicad-developers] Title block date in pcbnew

2013-05-01 Thread Karl Schmidt
AND a last modified date. I think there should be a 'kicad specific' way of doing this - that people are free to deviate from - but I would love to write up some form of 'best practice'. Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] Was: page selection dialog, everybody please comment

2013-04-19 Thread Karl Schmidt
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Re: [Kicad-developers] m_colorsSettings in BOARD

2013-04-12 Thread Karl Schmidt
systems) goes back to when we used red and blue tape - Red for Top_Copper and blue for Bottom_copper. (white(or light gray for silk and black for holes is also common ) Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] Solder paste wish list

2013-03-30 Thread Karl Schmidt
think of sounds confusing )) One problem is that to do it the messy way - one wants to draw lines of no solder - but we have to draw the inverse of an 'X' with round ended lines etc.. Karl Schmidt

[Kicad-developers] Solder paste wish list

2013-03-27 Thread Karl Schmidt
as an addition, not a mask. If the solder-paste layer could be subtracted from the solder-paste gerber that is generated from the pads, it would solve this problem easily. -- Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] KiCad in the news.

2013-02-13 Thread Karl Schmidt
on the mailing list. Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://secure.transtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street

Re: [Kicad-developers] Kicad preference questions

2012-05-11 Thread Karl Schmidt
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Re: [Kicad-developers] A few strategy suggestions for the project

2012-03-29 Thread Karl Schmidt
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Re: [Kicad-developers] Library License

2012-03-23 Thread Karl Schmidt
it off and live life. Don't let this steal your time... -- Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th

Re: [Kicad-developers] Removal of datasheets to reduce installer

2012-01-15 Thread Karl Schmidt
on the schematic to bring up the data sheet is awesome... I don't think the URL can replace having the PDF.. A URL to the manu website as a standard part field seems a good idea. Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] Concerns about clearing disagreements before committing.

2011-11-26 Thread Karl Schmidt
it is rounded up. One could code it up so a hover above the number or a click on the plus brings out the full precision. I think Dick is correct that 10 digits becomes visual noise that is distracting. Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] Converting KiCAD to metric units: The approach

2011-06-24 Thread Karl Schmidt
On 06/24/2011 10:01 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: On 06/23/2011 12:38 PM, Karl Schmidt wrote: On 06/23/2011 09:29 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: Where? What context are you talking about? I think we need to store board and footprint files in both imperial and metric both

[Kicad-developers] Gerbview 2963

2011-04-19 Thread Karl Schmidt
2963)-testing Build: wxWidgets 2.8.10 (no debug,Unicode,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.4.5,wx containers,compatible with 2.6) Platform: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK -- Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] New part file format document.

2010-12-16 Thread Karl Schmidt
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Re: [Kicad-developers] New part file format document.

2010-12-16 Thread Karl Schmidt
with. Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street Ph (785) 841-3089 Lawrence, KS 66049 FAX (785

Re: [Kicad-developers] New part file format document.

2010-12-15 Thread Karl Schmidt
much from the '80s, but I thought it might be of use here. They also have a concept of a hierarchical part. Might also be handy if someone is writing an import routine . Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-12-03 Thread Karl Schmidt
://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Jack_and_Jill Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-12-02 Thread Karl Schmidt
with two options - From Library, and To Library. Should there be a dedicated field to point to SPICE models? Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc

Re: [Kicad-developers] Improving usability of KiCad

2010-10-13 Thread Karl Schmidt
- if the inch had been defined as 25.6 instead of 25.4/mm this problem would have been quite different. I do think the inch will die out someday. In the mean time don't confuse a 0603 with a 0603. Karl Schmidt

Re: [Kicad-developers] [OT] Improving usability of KiCad

2010-10-13 Thread Karl Schmidt
/SMT_Case_Size_Codes I hate using fractional inches so much, that I carry a decimal-inch tape measure for carpentry work... Stanley 33-272 - Starts out in 1/100th of inch.. Karl Schmidt EMail k

Re: [Kicad-developers] [OT] Improving usability of KiCad

2010-10-13 Thread Karl Schmidt
the performance. (Asian girls have the lowest self esteem scores, yet do very well in school and life). Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-24 Thread Karl Schmidt
, you can swap pins and it gets back annotated to the schematic. Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread Karl Schmidt
at all right now? ) Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street Ph

Re: [Kicad-developers] New Layers was: [Have you tried design spark?]

2010-09-10 Thread Karl Schmidt
? Thanks for your efforts.. Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th Street Ph

Re: [Kicad-developers] Failed installation

2010-05-12 Thread Karl Schmidt
complaining that /build/internat was missing while trying to build it under Debian - I've commented it out of the debian/rules file ... What was it for? Is it unneeded? Karl Schmidt