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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

... note the use of the array tools.

2015-07-30 10:51 GMT+02:00 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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