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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW see, https://forum.kicad.info/t/protip-nicer-via-stitching/1103

2015-07-30 10:45 GMT+02:00 Mikk Leini <mikk.leini@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks to Wayne for a tip. I guess i found right post also about this
> script:
> https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg17819.html
>
> Yes, i agree script is good thing also but most of the times you need to do
> stitching manually. From manufacturing and electrical point of view it's not
> cheap and overkill to automatically add 300 vias when all you need is to
> stitch the edges of the board or sides of the HF traces. Massive stitching
> is needed usually when good heat conduction is required and then it's only
> around heat producing components.
>
> So the idea of implementing manual vias does not interfere with script. I
> uploaded a demo of what i have right now:
> https://youtu.be/c4uwaKJOkO4
>
> It doesn't need to go into main tree right now but it's so obvious feature
> missing from KiCad that it should be done one day soon. There are tools to
> draw circles, text and lines, so why shouldn't it be possible to add
> arbitrary holes or vias. Doing vias by footprints is a workaround and very
> inconvenient if you have many different sizes, plus footprint doesn't
> automatically get the netname. Stitching with traces and then removing
> traces is also like buying a whole dinner set when all you need is a knife.
>
> BR,
> Mikk
>
>
> 2015-07-30 10:11 GMT+03:00 easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Hi Torsten,
>>
>> I vote for that too :)
>> thanks
>> Maurice
>>
>> On 30/07/2015 00.12, "Torsten Hüter" wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Mikk,
>>>
>>> I hope that I find this or next weekend some time to upload a recent
>>> version. I need to merge the actual KiCad code and have to do more testing.
>>> It's a tool to automate the stitching using the scripting window and also
>>> with a simple dialog, roughly inspired by Altium.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Torsten
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Torsten,
>>>>   Yes, i have obviously missed that. I tried to search "via" in mailing
>>>> list but couldn't find a search button :/
>>>> Is it like some add-on tool to editor or some script with command line
>>>> arguments?
>>>> Can you share some link or demo?
>>>
>>>
>>>> BR,
>>>> Mikk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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