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Re: Via Stitching

 

I will look at when I get a chance.  When that will be I cannot say for
sure.  I've just been really busy.  I will try to get around to it this
weekend.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 10/17/2016 3:40 PM, Jakub Kozdon wrote:
> Hi, it looks usable.
> 
> Don't know if it is visible for all, but Wayne, what do you think about it?
> 
> Jakub
> 
> Dne 16.10.2016 v 19:23 Heikki Pulkkinen napsal(a):
>> Hi,
>>
>> I add array feature to my Via Stitching. And an another slowly video
>> to watch.
>> https://youtu.be/28nfoZPg2bg
>>
>> Full fixed patch and array test patch. More work have to be done, but
>> this was easy start.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Heikki
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 7:23 PM, Heikki Pulkkinen <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     Here is demovideo about via stitching. It is slowly, because of
>>     slowly machine. I do some development too, so full patch is
>>     attached too.
>>
>>     On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Marcos Chaparro
>>     <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi Heikki,
>>         is there any chance to make some screenshots or video about
>>         this? Some of us do compile kicad to get the latest and
>>         greatest but never applied a patch for a particular feature.
>>
>>         Regards
>>
>>
>>         Marcos
>>
>>         On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 7:04 AM, Heikki Pulkkinen
>>         <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>             Hi,
>>
>>             Putting back that my via stitching tool to routing tool.
>>             It is better that way, I think. All via tools are in same
>>             place, and it adds vias to pours only from hotkeys.
>>
>>
>>
>>             On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Heikki Pulkkinen
>>             <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>                 Hi,
>>
>>                 Finally Via Stitching without tracks is at zone tool.
>>                 I tested it little bit, but more tests are needed.
>>                 This patch replace all other patches. Do not use them,
>>                 use only this patch. I think this is worth of try. I
>>                 am going to use it anyway, even if it do not get any
>>                 acceptance. First patch is for Fedora users. It makes
>>                 possible to build Kicad in Fedora release wxWidgets
>>                 libs whitout building wxWidget from source. I do not
>>                 know has anybody else that problem, but I had.
>>
>>
>>                 Heikki
>>
>>                 On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Heikki Pulkkinen
>>                 <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>                     Hi
>>
>>                     And I really practice. I made improvement and
>>                     forgot to copy all. So improvement is in these two
>>                     patches. I hope this suggestion is accepted as a
>>                     new feature.
>>
>>                     Heikki
>>
>>                     On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Heikki Pulkkinen
>>                     <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>                     wrote:
>>
>>                         Hi,
>>
>>                         As in  practice, I made a patch file of my
>>                         changes Not only diifs. It is SHIFT-ALT-V
>>                         hotkey whitch make buried and blind vias, as
>>                         it is in routing too.
>>
>>
>>                         Heikki
>>
>>                         On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Heikki
>>                         Pulkkinen <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx
>>                         <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>                             Hi,
>>
>>                             I made some improvements to my patch of
>>                             via stitching. Now you can just point
>>                             copper pour place and press V, it make
>>                             trough via. If you press SHIFT+CTRL+V it
>>                             make buried or blind via.It does not
>>                             change working layer. Only when you place
>>                             buried or blind via from different layer
>>                             than it's layer pair is. I think that it
>>                             is quite easy to shoot board full of
>>                             copper pours connecting vias. It is
>>                             possible to remove connecting tracks from
>>                             old designs. Just delete connection from
>>                             pad and use clenup. Only have to remember
>>                             that if there are not at least two copper
>>                             pours in same netcode in different layers
>>                             via is deleted too. Any support?
>>
>>
>>                             Heikki
>>
>>                             On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Heikki
>>                             Pulkkinen <hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx
>>                             <mailto:hei6mail@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>                                 Hi everybody,
>>
>>                                 This is my suggestion to via stitching
>>                                 without any tracks. It connects
>>                                 unconnected vias in different copper
>>                                 pours witch has same netcode. Adding
>>                                 vias is normal routing process without
>>                                 routing tracks. Start - Change Layer -
>>                                 End. Tool that do those things
>>                                 automatically would be good, so you
>>                                 can add all vias in same layer. After
>>                                 adding vias, run "Fill or Refill All
>>                                 Zones" that "Clenup tracks and vias"
>>                                 do not remove partly connected vias.
>>
>>
>>                                 Heikki
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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