Would it be a big deal to implement the feature that is so common in the other pcb cad programs, i.e. a selectable component fill color.
I am a very happy user of the pcb editor trace coloring option and consider it a real benefit in helping to visually parse the network.
IMO a similar benefit could be had if the schematic supported more visual aids, the primary one being color. Also configurable line weights and styles would be a real nice addition.
Any chance of seeing those in the future?
Coloring a component in the schematic
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
Print out and use: Taken care of Alex, keep working on push&shovempaalanen wrote: ↑27 Jan 2022, 11:15 Would it be a big deal to implement the feature that is so common in the other pcb cad programs, i.e. a selectable component fill color.
I am a very happy user of the pcb editor trace coloring option and consider it a real benefit in helping to visually parse the network.
IMO a similar benefit could be had if the schematic supported more visual aids, the primary one being color. Also configurable line weights and styles would be a real nice addition.
Any chance of seeing those in the future?
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
Thanks for your 2 cents.
And what would the Diptrace team think of this?
And what would the Diptrace team think of this?
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
As a person that owns the DipTrace Full package and designs PCBs having Push and Shove completed before I die from old age would be a good thing but watching every new user of DipTrace post their wondrous new features needed knowing that the programmers might try to add that 'wondrous feature' during a break just to end up spending weeks on it and meanwhile Push & Shove creeps along.
by Alex
26 Mar 2012, 05:24
The "push&shove" is option of interactive routing. We plan to implement interactive routing in future, but it is complex feature and cannot be developed quickly.
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
For what it's worth, I think they are relevant and important suggestions. There have been previous requests for these features, but so far nothing has come of them. Here are two from the past...mpaalanen wrote:
Would it be a big deal to implement the feature that is so common in the other pcb cad programs, i.e. a selectable component fill color.
I am a very happy user of the pcb editor trace coloring option and consider it a real benefit in helping to visually parse the network.
IMO a similar benefit could be had if the schematic supported more visual aids, the primary one being color. Also configurable line weights and styles would be a real nice addition.
Any chance of seeing those in the future?
* Component colors - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13175&p=27647
* Line styles - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3964&p=18401
I'm guessing Novarm/DipTrace have other priorities right now and are presently devoting their limited resources to developing a new "push & shove" tool. They are not one of the larger EDA corporations like Altium/Cadence/Autodesk with seemingly unlimited manpower, but I do hope these ideas can be implemented soon after the new tool is introduced.
p.s. As a temporary workaround for not having colored components in the schematic editor, I often create filled/colored drawing objects of the same shape and size and place them over their respective components.
Tom
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
While i agree that push & shove far exceeds nice colors in practical significance, i am also sure that implementation would be a (almost) trivial thing compared to the first one. I also don't see the harm in requesting features, especially as i have no problem taking no for an answer.
As far as DipTrace usage is concerned, i have been a regular user since version 1.2 or 1.3, i forget which. I too have the full package and use it as the tool of choice when designing PCBs in my profession as a private consultant. Only when the customer demands or situation warrants, will i use other tools such as Altium.
As far as DipTrace usage is concerned, i have been a regular user since version 1.2 or 1.3, i forget which. I too have the full package and use it as the tool of choice when designing PCBs in my profession as a private consultant. Only when the customer demands or situation warrants, will i use other tools such as Altium.
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
Thank you for the feature request. We will consider selectable component fill color and line styles (solid, dashed, dotted) for future versions.
Re: Coloring a component in the schematic
Thank you Alex for the good news... although I realized that your post was only 23 days before Feb. 24... still we'll be waiting for this features whatever it takes... life goes on.
This is not just a "nice" feature but very big help in the development of a complex schematic. As I remember my days of wrestling with Eagle (before I discovered DT) the only advantage of Eagle over DT was the rich visual editing of the schematic components (especially colors) that made the schematic easier to understand ... I regularly use the coloring of the nets in DT to find the problems across the pages and the same feature to fill the component is surely missing...
This is not just a "nice" feature but very big help in the development of a complex schematic. As I remember my days of wrestling with Eagle (before I discovered DT) the only advantage of Eagle over DT was the rich visual editing of the schematic components (especially colors) that made the schematic easier to understand ... I regularly use the coloring of the nets in DT to find the problems across the pages and the same feature to fill the component is surely missing...