Hi Abrolag,
Out of curiousity, could you post an example of your inkscape-created electronics schematics?
Thanks, Bryce
On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 05:38:22PM +0000, Abrolag wrote:
Recently someone suggested I try using Kicad for electronic scematics. I thought it worth putting my initial thoughts back onto the list.
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Hi,
Thanks for this information. I have had a quick look at it and it's quite good but seems to have the same sort of problems most other systems I've tried - just *not* intuitive, and difficult to manipulate.
As far as I know, there are no electonics CAD systems that will allow a simple drag&drop of a component/item from a window in a library to the work area, and this one of the most obvious things to do.
Another common problem is the difficulty making 'net' connections between lines, and actually being able to see that they are there.
With Inkscape I can do a fairly quick cut&paste of a object (component) from another window that contains my 'library'. I can see *exactly* what it is I'm pasting and have full control of positioning, rotation etc.
Not having any net-list feature is actually an advantage over one that doesn't always work correctly!
The only downside is that I don't have automated schematic-PCB transfer, but that is not a major problem as most of my work is either hand wired panels or one-off strip-board designs.
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