In the example below, the two basic line figures on the left follow the specified 0.4" alignment spacing, but the two rotated components on the right do not appear to do the same...
2) Shouldn't the spacing reference the centers of the components as defined by the Component Editor?
3) If the spacing references the extremes of the components, why isn't there a 0.4" space between them?
4) Would it be possible to add a "Spacing:" sub-option that allows the user to specify "center-to-center" referencing?
1) What does the Align tool reference in the components when the "Distribute Equally" and "Spacing:" options are enabled with a specified distance?questions about the Align tool
Re: questions about the Align tool
I was trying to figure out how tomg version of Diptrace Schematics can 'Measure' anything!
I see what you mean, .5181 is not .25+.4
R1 0,0 R2 .25,0
I see what you mean, .5181 is not .25+.4
R1 0,0 R2 .25,0
Re: questions about the Align tool
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. Since there is no Dimension tool in the Schematic Editor I had to zoom in, carefully use the Measure tool and then manually draw in my own dimensions to show the results the Measure tool produced.I was trying to figure out how tomg version of Diptrace Schematics can 'Measure' anything!
Tom
Re: questions about the Align tool
In the Schematic, this is a spacing between edges of components (center of line for line objects and edge for filled shapes).
In the Component Editor, a component contains a bunch of objects. Therefore this is a spacing between edges of objects.
I have an experiment and found that in some cases the alignment works unstable. We will test it and find a way to fix it.
I agree the "center-to-center" is a useful option. Thank you for the offer. We will consider it.
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Re: questions about the Align tool
So, in the Align Objects tool, when it says "Spacing", that's intended to be spacing between objects, right?
If so, it's apparently not working correctly. I selected 6 LED components, in my schematic, and entered "200mil" and expected there to be 200mils between each LED object. The actual distance was: 353mil.
So, I tried 100mil, and got 253mil.
Is there some weird logic I'm unaware of, or is this just not functioning correctly?
I'm using version: 4.2.0.1 (November 18, 2021)
BTW: If I have the correct idea about how this feature is supposed to work, a workaround is to subtract 153mil from the target spacing value. So, if you want a spacing of 300, then enter:
300 - 153, or 147
This even works if the result is negative. For instance, to get a 100mil spacing:
100 - 153 = -53
enter -53 to get 100mil spacing.
If so, it's apparently not working correctly. I selected 6 LED components, in my schematic, and entered "200mil" and expected there to be 200mils between each LED object. The actual distance was: 353mil.
So, I tried 100mil, and got 253mil.
Is there some weird logic I'm unaware of, or is this just not functioning correctly?
I'm using version: 4.2.0.1 (November 18, 2021)
BTW: If I have the correct idea about how this feature is supposed to work, a workaround is to subtract 153mil from the target spacing value. So, if you want a spacing of 300, then enter:
300 - 153, or 147
This even works if the result is negative. For instance, to get a 100mil spacing:
100 - 153 = -53
enter -53 to get 100mil spacing.
If left to evolution, would this PCB ever design itself, and what would the lead time be on that?
Re: questions about the Align tool
Another vote for a 'center to center' option. It would be really handy.
Re: questions about the Align tool
Re Align Tool - 'center to center' is More than handy; design engineering standard practice.
Re: questions about the Align tool
Re Align Tool - 'center to center' is More than handy; design engineering standard practice.
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