| ID: | 4571 |
| From: | thet <pa...@halfshavedyaks.xyz> |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:04:35 +0000 |
| Subject: | [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. |
| replies: | 4576 from Bdale Garbee <bd...@gag.com> , 4577 from rn...@igor2.repo.hu , 4581 from Nicklas SB Karlsson <nk...@nksb.online> |
I've made a long list of things that I need to work out how to do, or that don't seem to work as I would expect or at all. I've spent the morning going through it and I found about half of my initial list - here's what I couldn't answer so far. I expect some of this is documented fine and I just haven't found it yet, but any quick answers or pointer or links appreciated! This is all for 2.3.0 * can I set it to store backups in a separate folder for tidiness? * best way to select object buried in other objects: - advanced select doesn't seem to work, I can't enter any text either in top box or in wizard box. - cycledrag click X function, I can't make it work. maybe I misunderstood the video. Is this supposed to work on any superimposed objects or only lines into a padstack? I can't get it to do anything at all. Things that have helped with selection so far is turning off virtual layers to reveal the object I want, and turning off (mode->cursor/snap->crosshair snaps to offgrid points * save as doesn't save-as in the normal way- it saves a copy * Can I avoid selecting refdes text? ie lock it to the component/subcircuit so it can't move independently? inadvertently selecting the refdes instead of the object is the most common selection issue I have. * select all rats without selecting every object. selecting all objects works, but is much harder to see what is happening. * how to select all routed tracks? * how to select and entire track from one via/pad to another, rather than just one straight line at a time. I can select an entire net and then rip up in the netlist so that is close but not the same. * is there a nudge key command? to move selected object one grid space or other specified increment? * check spacing between two objects? check size of object? short of counting grid spaces I'm finding it very hard to check the size or spacing of objects. For example checking that my mounting holes are the right distance apart. * how to toggle visibility of one layer within a group, ie turn off the ground plane while retaining visibility for the bottom signal.
Reply subtree:
4571 [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. from thet <pa...@halfshavedyaks.xyz>
4576 Re: [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. from Bdale Garbee <bd...@gag.com>
4577 Re: [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. from rn...@igor2.repo.hu
4578 Re: [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. from thet <pa...@halfshavedyaks.xyz>
4579 Re: [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. from rn...@igor2.repo.hu
4581 Re: [pcb-rnd] my list of things I can't see how to do. from Nicklas SB Karlsson <nk...@nksb.online>