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Re: kicad footprint plugins wizard in windows

 

Ok, thank you for the information. Consider adding the path to the
docs if we actually describe the python console. I don't even rember
if we do.

But which script are you talking about? Do you have a fix for it?

2015-08-22 22:21 GMT+02:00 easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Nick,
>
> I found that the right path in windows is:
> C:\KiCad\bin\scripting\plugins
> where C:\KiCad is the main installation dir
>
> I also found that in windows the script has a problem
> When I make a qfp footprint (e.g. QFP 64) I get this error:
> one of invalid character 'tab space'
> because of the footprint name in library with a space 'QFP 64'
> This error comes out when I try to associate a wrl models to the footprint I
> created.
> This error has the same behavior also for BGA and DIP footprints
>
> Thanks for the script... it saves a lot of time! :)
> Maurice
>
>
>
> On 22/08/2015 14.34, easyw wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don't know where to place the python plugins file (e.g. qfp_wizard.py)
>> in windows...
>>
>> in linux the right place is ~/.kicad_plugins
>> but I don't know the right place in windows...
>> I tried with the Nick pre-built windows files
>> http://www2.futureware.at/~nickoe/kicad-product-r6097.b384c94-x86_64.exe
>> putting the script in
>> C:\KiCad-test\lib\kicad\plugins
>> but it didn't worked
>>
>> I can't find any help in docs...
>>
>> thanks
>> Maurice
>>
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