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by clarkleach
28 Feb 2019, 04:56
Forum: Making Libraries in DipTrace
Topic: Minimum pin length?
Replies: 1
Views: 4626

Minimum pin length?

I would like to create a "component" which is simply a single pad for connecting wire to an external component. My initial idea was to insert a single pin with length of zero. Nope, that doesn't work; apparently if I set the length less than about 0.004" it reverts to the default 0.01...
by clarkleach
20 Sep 2018, 06:31
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Pattern not updating in layout after modification
Replies: 1
Views: 2052

Re: Pattern not updating in layout after modification

I think I got it sorted, but it seems like an awfully convoluted process just to update a component/pattern.
by clarkleach
20 Sep 2018, 06:27
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Pattern not updating in layout after modification
Replies: 1
Views: 2052

Pattern not updating in layout after modification

After placing a component in my layout I noticed it didn't have a silk screen layer. So, I edited the pattern to include one and saved it. I then updated the component and saved it. Next I had to update the component in the schematic by reselecting the pattern to get it to recognize the updated patt...
by clarkleach
20 Jul 2018, 05:26
Forum: DipTrace Schematic Capture
Topic: Special characters changed in BOM
Replies: 1
Views: 4077

Special characters changed in BOM

After changing all my schematics to true-type font so that special characters would display (specifically the ohm symbol - Ω) imagine my disappointment to discover that they were changed to "O" in the exported CSV file.
I don't suppose there is a cure for this?
by clarkleach
10 Jul 2018, 04:22
Forum: Making Libraries in DipTrace
Topic: Pattern editor layer display
Replies: 1
Views: 5631

Pattern editor layer display

Is it possible, in the pattern editor, to select which layers are visible?
If so, how?
If not, why?
by clarkleach
22 Jun 2018, 15:22
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: What is the red dot?
Replies: 1
Views: 2817

What is the red dot?

On some traces when I mouse over the corner of a trace a red dot appears, on others not so. I can't find an explanation of this anywhere. Please explain. While you're at it, can you explain how to predict what happens when you grab a trace to move/edit it? I get all kinds of random, spastic behavior...
by clarkleach
17 Mar 2017, 04:57
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Copper pour - unconnected island not removed
Replies: 2
Views: 3987

Re: Copper pour - unconnected island not removed

I have sent the dip file to support via e-mail.
by clarkleach
16 Mar 2017, 10:31
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Copper pour - unconnected island not removed
Replies: 2
Views: 3987

Copper pour - unconnected island not removed

I'm posting this here since there doesn't seem to be a separate forum for bugz...
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As you can see, this is clearly an unconnected island - not removed...
by clarkleach
16 Mar 2017, 09:35
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Ratlines won't go away
Replies: 16
Views: 17599

Re: Ratlines won't go away

If you have a lot of identical sub-circuits to place, then the hierarchy tool might make things easier once you have mastered it. It is capable of automatically arranging components and internally routing them within each hierarchical block according to how you set up the first one. Worth pursuing ...
by clarkleach
16 Mar 2017, 09:14
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Ratlines won't go away
Replies: 16
Views: 17599

Re: Ratlines won't go away

I found and fixed that disconnect on layer 1. I seem to get those a lot using this "intuitive" interface for routing traces. "WTF" has become a staple of my vocabulary. Thanks for your input. Any tips on how to make this process less infuriating are welcome. FWIW, I'm reworking t...