X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_[geda-user]_components_on_grid?= From: =?UTF-8?Q?michalwd1979?= To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com In-Reply-To: <51A87D86.808@estechnical.co.uk> References: <20130531102645 DOT 12590 AT gmx DOT com> <51A87D86 DOT 808 AT estechnical DOT co DOT uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <43f37102.4227a692.51a88c40.37763@o2.pl> Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 13:40:48 +0200 X-Originator: 153.19.152.254 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="==o2.pl-WebMail-73fbbe64.23777e3.37769==" Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --==o2.pl-WebMail-73fbbe64.23777e3.37769== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, =C2=A0 Also=20keep=20in=20mind=20that=20if=20You=20have=20for=20example=20metric= =20components=20and=20set=20imperial=20grid=20then=20some=20pads=20will=20= never=20be=20on=20grid.=20Snapping=20cursor=20is=20only=20way=20there. Regards, Michael=20W. On=2031/05/13=2011:26,=20Patrick=20Dupre=20wrote: >=20Hello, > >=20I=20received=20a=20.pcb=20file,=20but=20the=20components=20are=20n= ot=20placed=20on=20the=20grid. >=20I=20tried=20to=20move=20them,=20but=20they=20never=20match=20the=20= grid=20properly. >=20I=20did=20not=20find=20an=20option=20of=20the=20setting=20to=20be=20= able=20to=20do=20so=20(I=20set=20the=20grid >=20size=20to=2025=20mil). >=20What=20am=20I=20missing? > >=20Thank. If=20the=20grid=20size=20has=20been=20changed=20repeatedly,=20the=20compo= nents=20can=20be=20off=20 the=20grid. You=20can=20turn=20on=20Cursor=20Snaps=20to=20Pins=20and=20Pads=20so=20th= at=20you=20can=20pick=20up=20 the=20parts=20centrally,=20and/or,=20you=20can=20use=20realign=20grid=20(= once=20you've=20 clicked=20on=20this,=20click=20a=20pin=20of=20a=20part=20and=20the=20grid= =20will=20be=20aligned=20to=20 that=20point). The=20combination=20of=20these=20will=20allow=20you=20to=20place=20groups= =20of=20components=20on=20 different=20grid=20spacings=20where=20you=20like.=20Each=20time=20you=20w= ant=20to=20work=20on=20a=20 particular=20area=20with=20a=20particular=20grid=20size,=20remember=20to=20= change=20the=20grid=20 setting=20accordingly=20and=20to=20realign=20the=20grid=20onto=20one=20of= =20the=20parts=20before=20 doing=20anything=20else=20in=20that=20area. This=20is=20great=20when=20working=20around=20various=20metric/imperial=20= parts. I=20hope=20that=20helps, Ed --==o2.pl-WebMail-73fbbe64.23777e3.37769== Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, =C2=A0 Also=20keep=20in=20mind=20that=20if=20You=20have=20for=20example=20metric= =20components=20and=20set=20imperial=20grid=20then=20some=20pads=20will=20= never=20be=20on=20grid.=20Snapping=20cursor=20is=20only=20way=20there. Regards, Michael=20W. On=2031/05/13=2011:26,=20Patrick=20Dupre=20wrote:>=20= Hello,>>=20I=20received=20a=20.pcb=20file,=20but=20= the=20components=20are=20not=20placed=20on=20the=20grid.>=20I=20= tried=20to=20move=20them,=20but=20they=20never=20match=20the=20grid=20pro= perly.>=20I=20did=20not=20find=20an=20option=20of=20the=20sett= ing=20to=20be=20able=20to=20do=20so=20(I=20set=20the=20grid>=20= size=20to=2025=20mil).>=20What=20am=20I=20missing?>= >=20Thank.If=20the=20grid=20size=20has=20been=20= changed=20repeatedly,=20the=20components=20can=20be=20off=20the=20= grid.You=20can=20turn=20on=20Cursor=20Snaps=20to=20Pins=20= and=20Pads=20so=20that=20you=20can=20pick=20up=20the=20parts=20ce= ntrally,=20and/or,=20you=20can=20use=20realign=20grid=20(once=20you've=20= clicked=20on=20this,=20click=20a=20pin=20of=20a=20part=20and=20th= e=20grid=20will=20be=20aligned=20to=20that=20point).The=20combination=20of=20these=20will=20allow=20you=20to=20place=20grou= ps=20of=20components=20on=20different=20grid=20spacings=20where=20= you=20like.=20Each=20time=20you=20want=20to=20work=20on=20a=20par= ticular=20area=20with=20a=20particular=20grid=20size,=20remember=20to=20c= hange=20the=20grid=20setting=20accordingly=20and=20to=20realign=20= the=20grid=20onto=20one=20of=20the=20parts=20before=20doing=20any= thing=20else=20in=20that=20area.This=20is=20great=20when=20= working=20around=20various=20metric/imperial=20parts.I=20= hope=20that=20helps,Ed --==o2.pl-WebMail-73fbbe64.23777e3.37769==--