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["Ing. Damiano Bolla" <Launchpad.Net@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

From my point of view the grid usage tip actually is quite effective !

It actually makes adding pins an easy task

I went back to the help (Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf) english version,  
section 7 - Make component footprint
and this tip is not written (there is a generic reference to use the right  
grid)

For a newcomer, it is not immediate to think that rebasing and adjusting  
the grid is a good way to make life easier while adding pads.

I suppose all of you are in favour of adding a TIP in section 7 , bullet  
point 6 that basically describes what Jean and others have actually said

It is a tiny documentation change, I may do it, but maybe there is someone  
in charge of it ?



On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:00:53 +0200, Jean-Paul Louis <louijp@xxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> Jean-Pierre,
> Thanks for the tip, it is a great help.
> But this is usable until you want to use a 144 QFP or worse a 900pin BGA.
> and suddenly dealing with the pin numbering become a nightmare.
>
> My $0.02,
>
> Jean-Paul (AC9GH)
>
> On Apr 12, 2014, at 12:33 PM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Le 12/04/2014 18:24, jp charras a écrit :
> > > Le 12/04/2014 17:54, Jean-Paul Louis a écrit :
> > > > Damiano,
> ...
> > > > I second your suggestion, but want to expand it a little, and ask
> > > > > Damiano
> >
> > 1 - set the grid user to delta X and delta Y
> > 2 - select grid user
> > 3 - set grid origin to the pad to clone.
> > 4 - add pads (one click per pad, but this is not a lot of work)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
> >
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