Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-07 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Sat, Jun 07, 2014 at 12:26:26PM -0400, tiger12506 wrote: > Since that has changed, I now have to manually remove one of the layers in > the board file in order to force freeroute to only use one layer. If there > is a better way to do this, I'm all ears. You could try playing with the 'layer ty

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-07 Thread jp charras
Le 07/06/2014 18:26, tiger12506 a écrit : > I would like to put in my two cents here. > > Before it was restricted to > 2 copper layers in the UI, I would set it > to one copper layer in order to enforce the one routing layer constraint > for freeroute. > > Since that has changed, I now have to m

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-07 Thread tiger12506
I would like to put in my two cents here. Before it was restricted to > 2 copper layers in the UI, I would set it to one copper layer in order to enforce the one routing layer constraint for freeroute. Since that has changed, I now have to manually remove one of the layers in the board file

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Jean-Paul Louis
I forgot to mention that the other side was filled with potting compound loaded with silica to equalize the heat. The heatsink was the box for the whole circuit. Jean-Paul AC9GH On Jun 6, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Jean-Paul Louis wrote: > The bottom was glued with thermal glue to a large heatsink not

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Jean-Paul Louis
The bottom was glued with thermal glue to a large heatsink not grounded for various reasons. Jean-Paul AC9GH On Jun 6, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 03:50:11PM -0400, Jean-Paul Louis wrote: >> How do you route 3 layer boards? Top layer (components), 2

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 03:50:11PM -0400, Jean-Paul Louis wrote: > How do you route 3 layer boards? Top layer (components), 2 inner layers and > no bottom layer is one configuration that come to mind? Those are not common, > but they exist out there. I suppose in the same way... just ignore one

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Jean-Paul Louis
How do you route 3 layer boards? Top layer (components), 2 inner layers and no bottom layer is one configuration that come to mind? Those are not common, but they exist out there. Jean-Paul On Jun 6, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 08:31:33PM +0200, jp

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 08:31:33PM +0200, jp charras wrote: > A board has always 2 * n layers ( You know that). > And has at least always 2 sides, therefore 2 layers (like a rope has > always 2 ends). Well, if there isn't copper (or jumpers) it's not a layer for me. And I pay less for the board. B

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread jp charras
Le 06/06/2014 19:58, Lorenzo Marcantonio a écrit : > On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 07:50:50PM +0200, jp charras wrote: >> I am pretty sure this is a very old legacy code. >> It is now allowed. > > If it's allowed then no issue at all. It made me curious since the layer > setup dialog doesn't allow it (a

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Maciej Sumiński
On 06/06/2014 07:58 PM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 07:50:50PM +0200, jp charras wrote: I am pretty sure this is a very old legacy code. It is now allowed. If it's allowed then no issue at all. It made me curious since the layer setup dialog doesn't allow it (and once I

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 07:50:50PM +0200, jp charras wrote: > I am pretty sure this is a very old legacy code. > It is now allowed. If it's allowed then no issue at all. It made me curious since the layer setup dialog doesn't allow it (and once I tried to do a one layer board and I searched for it

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread jp charras
Le 06/06/2014 19:50, jp charras a écrit : > Le 06/06/2014 19:38, Lorenzo Marcantonio a écrit : >> Noticed a thing during today merge... >> >> There is at least a check for BOARD::GetCopperLayerCount being < 2 (i.e. >> a single side board) >> >> Since when that's allowed? I remember that the layer s

Re: [Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread jp charras
Le 06/06/2014 19:38, Lorenzo Marcantonio a écrit : > Noticed a thing during today merge... > > There is at least a check for BOARD::GetCopperLayerCount being < 2 (i.e. > a single side board) > > Since when that's allowed? I remember that the layer setup dialog only > goes from 2, it doesn't allow

[Kicad-developers] Copper layer count

2014-06-06 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
Noticed a thing during today merge... There is at least a check for BOARD::GetCopperLayerCount being < 2 (i.e. a single side board) Since when that's allowed? I remember that the layer setup dialog only goes from 2, it doesn't allow to set only one layer (not a problem really, just don't use the