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Re: [PATCH] Update the PCB from schematics in one click

 

> On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 6/22/2015 1:55 PM, Andy Peters wrote:
>> 
>>> On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 6/22/2015 1:45 PM, Andy Peters wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 22, 2015, at 8:58 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> One of the biggest annoyances of Kicad (to me) was the PCB forward
>>>>> annotation process. The attached patch set attempts to improve this by
>>>>> adding an "Update PCB From schematics" option in eeschema when Kicad is
>>>>> open in Project Manager mode. The way it works is:
>>>>> - press F9 (or select Tools->Update PCB From Schematics) in eeschema
>>>>> - a window with changes to be applied to PCB will appear
>>>>> - you can check for errors/warnings/review what is going to be changed
>>>>> - click "Perform PCB update" or press Enter to proceed (or cancel).
>>>>> - netlist updates can be undone (Ctrl-Z restores PCB state after wrong
>>>>> netlist load).
>>>> 
>>>> I like this a lot, and I think this will go a long way towards stopping the bitching and moaning by various people on various forums who for whatever reason think it’s too many steps to export a netlist from eeschema and then import it into pcbnew.
>>> 
>>> Are you willing to bet any money that the bitching and moaning will stop? :)
>> 
>> I think we all know the answer to that question :)
> 
> Sorry!  I just couldn't help myself.  I guess I've been at this too long.
> 
>> 
>> Party on, Wayne ..
> 
> Too funny!  If only your first name was Garth.  I haven't heard than in
> a long time along with "Wayne's World, Wayne's World, party time,
> excellent", "Shwingggg", and "Way”.
> 
Um…  Party on, Wayne.


>> 
>> -a
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