Guys,
Wayne & co.'s fabulous work on the new BOARD file format is now standard.
I have committed the changes necessary to use *.kicad_pcb as default.
This could a fairly disruptive change for some, but you can still load and save legacy
(*.brd) files. The new format is *.kicad_pcb, called KiCad format.
How do you make the transition?
Well you control that entirely:
1) File Save. When you "save" a BOARD now, this logic comes into play
pcbFileName = aFileName;
if( pcbFileName.GetExt() == LegacyPcbFileExtension )
pluginType = IO_MGR::LEGACY;
else
{
pluginType = IO_MGR::KICAD;
pcbFileName.SetExt( KiCadPcbFileExtension );
}
In otherwords, legacy stays in effect if it was in effect.
2) File Save As. The default file format is *.kicad_pcb unless you use the dropdown box
near the OK Cancel button to select legacy.
3) When launching pcbnew from kicad project manager, the project manager looks for both
the *.brd and *.kicad_pcb files.
It follows this logic when deciding which one to give to pcbnew:
void KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::OnRunPcbNew( wxCommandEvent& event )
{
wxFileName legacy_board( m_ProjectFileName );
wxFileName kicad_board( m_ProjectFileName );
legacy_board.SetExt( LegacyPcbFileExtension );
kicad_board.SetExt( KiCadPcbFileExtension );
if( !legacy_board.FileExists() || kicad_board.FileExists() )
ExecuteFile( this, PCBNEW_EXE, QuoteFullPath( kicad_board ) );
else
ExecuteFile( this, PCBNEW_EXE, QuoteFullPath( legacy_board ) );
}
Give Wayne credit if you like it.
