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by Brent
07 Jun 2024, 03:24
Forum: Forum Suggestions and Feature Requests
Topic: Need ability to resize pattern elements
Replies: 2
Views: 32337

Re: Need ability to resize pattern elements

Still missing in v4...

It's unpleasant to ungroup, resize all the parts, perfectly align them all again, and re-group.
by Brent
24 Apr 2024, 19:12
Forum: DipTrace Schematic Capture
Topic: BOM Updates?
Replies: 1
Views: 6281

BOM Updates?

(1) Please add the ability to update the BOM with current settings, rather than re-created it each time! It forgets its settings, even reverts to Vector font and a HUGE size each time the app is restarted. It should choose a font size to match the width of a printed page in landscape mode. Then we c...
by Brent
24 Apr 2024, 18:44
Forum: DipTrace Schematic Capture
Topic: Problem printing schematic
Replies: 6
Views: 16045

Re: Problem printing schematic

Printing is an undeveloped feature that could use more work.

Please add this to the feature request list.
by Brent
24 Apr 2024, 18:41
Forum: DipTrace Schematic Capture
Topic: Extract a pattern from .eli component
Replies: 3
Views: 12531

Re: Extract a pattern from .eli component

When download from SnapEDA the pattern is included in the .eli file. How can I extract the pattern to edit? In the Pattern Editor: DipTraceCopyPatternFromComponent.jpg 1. Pattern > Insert from Another Library... 2. Choose Components from the Dropdown menu DipTraceCopyPatternFromComponent2.jpg Both ...
by Brent
24 Apr 2024, 18:12
Forum: DipTrace Schematic Capture
Topic: More Text Colors!
Replies: 1
Views: 12717

More Text Colors!

Can we please get a greater color selection for text (similar to line colors)?

16 is much too limited.
by Brent
10 Apr 2024, 18:37
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?
Replies: 6
Views: 10098

Re: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?

Yes, thank you for sharing your opinion. Everyone has their thoughts about what is proper and what would be confusing, so it's useful to hear from everyone. Maybe in this case, there is a more-reasonable workaround? We have components, with multiple physical parts, not all of which will be used by e...
by Brent
01 Apr 2024, 19:44
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?
Replies: 6
Views: 10098

Re: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?

> If you had a board that magically deleted components that weren't already placed then I don't see how you could add new components later. Not magically deleted - I don't want to delete them, but DipTrace is currently forcing that. I would prefer the extra parts to be left on the PCB, just moved ou...
by Brent
30 Mar 2024, 21:28
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?
Replies: 6
Views: 10098

Re: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?

Thank you for that idea. This is constant issue, as some parts are not used in every PCB. For example, the RJ-45 has two resistors (for use with its 2 on-board LEDs). But if one of those isn't used, it would be best to be able to mark the unused parts so that that connection errors are not generated...
by Brent
29 Mar 2024, 00:53
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?
Replies: 6
Views: 10098

Ignore Net Check Errors on Unused Components?

How can the PCB Connectivity Check be configured to ignore unconnected parts that are OUTSIDE the board outline? I use Hierarchical Sheets in the Schematic, which pulls in extra parts. For example, an 8-connection sheet is duplicated 3 times, but only 20 connections are required by the design. So yo...
by Brent
07 Apr 2023, 00:32
Forum: Basic Schematic and PCB Design
Topic: DipTrace Team has the question to our users
Replies: 146
Views: 2672096

Re: DipTrace Team has the question to our users

Microcontroller variants are sometimes available, and sometimes not. For example, the MSP430FR23xx is missing, while most other variants are in the standard library. By the time we notice something is missing, though, we already need to create a component/pattern for it. So there is little reason to...