Kicad 2015

What is your question?

Nick Good evening,

 My question is in the text that I sent. I followed your advice on our last exchange.
 The problems I encounter is described in the text that I sent the 03/15/2015.

 Good evening.

Not to be pendantic as such... but the text do not contain a questionmark. The first paragraph does not even formulated as a question. The second paragraph does not even formulated as a question. The third paragraph does not even formulated as a question. The fourth paragraph does not even formulated as a question.

Hi Nick,
As you advise me, I download BZR5376 version 7.1.2015. Is this compatible version Win 8.1 I am using?

My files created with the previous version (BZR4022), do not open properly with BZR5376 release. Pcbnew does not open and Eeschema has errors. BZR5376 Can open old files?

Es he expected a change in the version that is just upload to the site of "iut-tice.ujf-Grenoble.fr"

Thank you in advance for your answers.

I'm not sure why you cannot open the schematics. There have been no changes to the schematic file format for quite some time. What errors are you seeing when you load the schematic?

If your board files contain translated non-copper layer names, then it's possible that they will not open. You may have to manually edit them to get them to load properly. You should include the error message that Pcbnew reported when you tried to open the .brd file. There were some significant changes to the board and footprint (module) library file formats as well as the footprint library management from the previous stable version to the version you are using. Make sure you read the documentation to properly configure your footprint libraries.

The stable version you downloaded from iut-tice.ujf-Grenoble.fr is no longer supported. You might want to try one of the nightly builds from the download section of the official KiCad website at www.kicad-pcb.org.

The answers to the problems you are seeing have likely been answered on the kicad users group at yahoo or the kicad forum at https://forum.kicad.info/. User related questions should always be posted there first.

Good Evening,

For the 1st response when opening the old version with the new schemes version of KiCad, the connections between components are shifted, the layout is incorecte. I have to reposition the components of schemes to have the right connections between them. Wholesale remake the scheme.

For the 2nd answer, actually the error message tells me that the layers are not recognized. That means I'll have to reconfigure all my old files?

In the screen during the successive update KiCad, opening old files was done without issues regarding this.

The current version available on the website of "iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr" she will change, for the time is always 7/7/2013 release.

Thank you in advance for your answers, good afternoon.

It is because the bundled schematic library has been update. Rember to always backup everything you use to keep it for the future.

Nick Good evening,

Thank you for the information. This new version of KiCad is more complex than the last.

Do not worry I backup my files automatically.

For the moment I downloaded the new version of KiCad on another PC to make me safe hand to all the files and release KiCad on my main PC.

Eeschema on, I started updating a file already created. I have some question marks.

Regarding Pcnew for now I have not yet understood how it works. I have read in detail the new tutorial.

Good evening.

François LAMBERT

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-----Message d'origine-----
De : <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] De la part de Nick Østergaard
Envoyé : dimanche 22 mars 2015 13:57
À : <email address hidden>
Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad 2015

Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700

    Status: Open => Answered

Nick Østergaard proposed the following answer:
It is because the bundled schematic library has been update. Rember to always backup everything you use to keep it for the future.

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On 3/22/2015 4:46 PM, LAMBERT wrote:
> Question #263700 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> LAMBERT is still having a problem:
> Nick Good evening,
>
> Thank you for the information. This new version of KiCad is more complex
> than the last.
>
> Do not worry I backup my files automatically.
>
> For the moment I downloaded the new version of KiCad on another PC to
> make me safe hand to all the files and release KiCad on my main PC.
>
> Eeschema on, I started updating a file already created. I have some
> question marks.

This means that there are components missing from your new schematic
libraries that were in you old schematic libraries. Here's a simple
trick assuming you haven't saved the schematic with the broken library
links yet. Copy your library cache file project-name-cache.lib to a new
file name in you project folder such as project.lib. Open the schematic
library configuration tool and insert your new library at the top of the
list of libraries. Now you will always have a copy of the old schematic
symbol libraries. This is a known problem that effects every version of
kicad up to and including the current development branch. There is a
plan to fix this after a new stable release.

>
> Regarding Pcnew for now I have not yet understood how it works. I have
> read in detail the new tutorial.
>
> Good evening.
>
> François LAMBERT
>
> Courriel : <email address hidden>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] De la part de Nick Østergaard
> Envoyé : dimanche 22 mars 2015 13:57
> À : <email address hidden>
> Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad 2015
>
> Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Nick Østergaard proposed the following answer:
> It is because the bundled schematic library has been update. Rember to always backup everything you use to keep it for the future.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700/+confirm?answer_id=6
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the following page to enter your feedback:
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On 3/21/2015 1:41 PM, LAMBERT wrote:
> Question #263700 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> LAMBERT is still having a problem:
> Good Evening,
>
> For the 1st response when opening the old version with the new schemes
> version of KiCad, the connections between components are shifted, the
> layout is incorecte. I have to reposition the components of schemes to
> have the right connections between them. Wholesale remake the scheme.
>
> For the 2nd answer, actually the error message tells me that the layers
> are not recognized. That means I'll have to reconfigure all my old
> files?

Try setting the language to English and re-saving the board file using
the old stable version of Pcbnew. You should be able to open it with
the new version of Pcbnew with the English layer names.

>
> In the screen during the successive update KiCad, opening old files was
> done without issues regarding this.
>
> The current version available on the website of "iut-tice.ujf-
> grenoble.fr" she will change, for the time is always 7/7/2013 release.
>
> Thank you in advance for your answers, good afternoon.
>

Good Evening,

Thank you for different information. As I told Nick, I installed the new version of KiCad on a spare PC that I do not often use. I also transferring onto it, my library and files of my latest achievement. I'm trying to open this latest achievement with the new version of KiCad.

This will allow me to try to understand how this new version, without disturbing the earlier version of KiCad I use on my main PC.
this new version is more complex.

Thank you again and good evening.

François LAMBERT

Courriel : <email address hidden>

-----Message d'origine-----
De : <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] De la part de Wayne Stambaugh
Envoyé : lundi 23 mars 2015 15:17
À : <email address hidden>
Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad 2015

Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700

    Status: Open => Answered

Wayne Stambaugh proposed the following answer:
On 3/22/2015 4:46 PM, LAMBERT wrote:
> Question #263700 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> LAMBERT is still having a problem:
> Nick Good evening,
>
> Thank you for the information. This new version of KiCad is more
> complex than the last.
>
> Do not worry I backup my files automatically.
>
> For the moment I downloaded the new version of KiCad on another PC to
> make me safe hand to all the files and release KiCad on my main PC.
>
> Eeschema on, I started updating a file already created. I have some
> question marks.

This means that there are components missing from your new schematic libraries that were in you old schematic libraries. Here's a simple trick assuming you haven't saved the schematic with the broken library links yet. Copy your library cache file project-name-cache.lib to a new file name in you project folder such as project.lib. Open the schematic library configuration tool and insert your new library at the top of the list of libraries. Now you will always have a copy of the old schematic symbol libraries. This is a known problem that effects every version of kicad up to and including the current development branch. There is a plan to fix this after a new stable release.

>
> Regarding Pcnew for now I have not yet understood how it works. I have
> read in detail the new tutorial.
>
> Good evening.
>
> François LAMBERT
>
> Courriel : <email address hidden>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] De la part
> de Nick Østergaard Envoyé : dimanche 22 mars 2015 13:57 À :
> <email address hidden> Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad
> 2015
>
> Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Nick Østergaard proposed the following answer:
> It is because the bundled schematic library has been update. Rember to always backup everything you use to keep it for the future.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700/+confirm?answer_i
> d=6
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
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Good Evening,

Thank you for different information. As I told Nick, I installed the new version of KiCad on a spare PC that I do not often use. I also transferring onto it, my library and files of my latest achievement. I'm trying to open this latest achievement with the new version of KiCad.

This will allow me to try to understand how this new version, without disturbing the earlier version of KiCad I use on my main PC.
this new version is more complex.

Thank you again and good evening.

This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state without activity for the last 15 days.

Good evening,

I have not responded quickly because I was absent. I took the file KiCad 2015 to try to open my last file created with the Version 7.7.2013.

I am having issues regarding this.

I send you the files as attachments from my realization. Maybe it will be easier to tell me how to use my old files with the 2015 release.

I'll be away from 26/04 to 09/05 without being able to connect.

Good night.

Good evening,

I have not responded quickly because I was absent. I took the file KiCad 2015 to try to open my last file created with the Version 7.7.2013.

I am having issues regarding this.

I send you the files as attachments from my realization. Maybe it will be easier to tell me how to use my old files with the 2015 release.

I'll be away from 26/04 to 09/05 without being able to connect.

Good night.

François LAMBERT

Courriel : <email address hidden>

-----Message d'origine-----
De : <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] De la part de Wayne Stambaugh
Envoyé : lundi 23 mars 2015 15:42
À : <email address hidden>
Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad 2015

Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700

Wayne Stambaugh proposed the following answer:

On 3/21/2015 1:41 PM, LAMBERT wrote:
> Question #263700 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> LAMBERT is still having a problem:
> Good Evening,
>
> For the 1st response when opening the old version with the new schemes
> version of KiCad, the connections between components are shifted, the
> layout is incorecte. I have to reposition the components of schemes to
> have the right connections between them. Wholesale remake the scheme.
>
> For the 2nd answer, actually the error message tells me that the
> layers are not recognized. That means I'll have to reconfigure all my
> old files?

Try setting the language to English and re-saving the board file using the old stable version of Pcbnew. You should be able to open it with the new version of Pcbnew with the English layer names.

>
> In the screen during the successive update KiCad, opening old files
> was done without issues regarding this.
>
> The current version available on the website of "iut-tice.ujf-
> grenoble.fr" she will change, for the time is always 7/7/2013 release.
>
> Thank you in advance for your answers, good afternoon.
>

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Good evening,
I stand open question. Besides I sent the 24/04/2015, the project files that I can open with Kicad Version 2015. To date I have not heard back.
Good night.

François LAMBERT

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-----Message d'origine-----
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Envoyé : jeudi 7 mai 2015 10:52
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Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad 2015

Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700

    Status: Open => Expired

Launchpad Janitor expired the question:
This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state without activity for the last 15 days.

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Hi Lambert,

Did you followed Wayne's advice (21/04/2015)? We did not receive any files, I am not sure if Launchpad allows adding files here.

Kind regards,
Orson

Good evening Orson,

I followed the advice received, I did not understand everything. By cons despite the advice, the problem is still present.
In my response, I sent the files that I created with Kicad of 07.07.2013, that could see Wayne or the problem. At first he did not receive the files. Is there a way to send you files easily?
good night

François LAMBERT

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-----Message d'origine-----
De : <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] De la part de Maciej Suminski
Envoyé : dimanche 10 mai 2015 20:42
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Objet : Re: [Question #263700]: Kicad 2015

Your question #263700 on KiCad changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/263700

    Status: Open => Answered

Maciej Sumiński proposed the following answer:
Hi Lambert,

Did you followed Wayne's advice (21/04/2015)? We did not receive any files, I am not sure if Launchpad allows adding files here.

Kind regards,
Orson

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