DIY Layout Creator - software for easy drawing PCB, vero and perfboard layouts

[bancika]

I'll consider reshaping resistors.

cheers

[GGBB]

I'll consider reshaping resistors.

My vote would be to keep the current ones.

[roseblood11]

My vote would be to have the look of version one as an option.

[bancika]

if I'm to do it, it would definitely be configurable.

[strungout]

Hmm DIYLC just developed a problem with a new Java version 101 install. When I try to run it I get this message:

"The registry refers to a nonexistant Java Runtime Environment installation or the runtime is corrupted. The system cannot find the file specified."

Anyone else have this happen?


EDIT: Oh and I have v3.31 of DIYLC.

EDIT: Nm, seems I installed it in another folder and had two versions. Worked it out, now everything's fine.

[pete_g]

Mac OS sierra beta hasn't got the 'anywhere' option on security & privacy so can't open it.
Any way around that?

[bancika]

you can try some of the solutions listed here http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/243687/allow-applications-downloaded-from-anywhere-in-macos-sierra

Announcement

I'm working on something really exciting - DIYLC cloud. It will allow everyone to upload their layouts directly from the application, access them from any computer, browse the layouts other people created, download them, etc. It will also have a web API, so people can browse the cloud from my website and download projects they like.

It should be fun and useful.

cheers

[Perrow]

Hey, that sounds like fun.

How much information will you try to extract from the files? Board size (aggregate if more than one perhaps) and component count would be nice as extra information in search listings. Some way to incentivize people to write descriptions of their projects would probably be nice.

[bancika]

I was planning to encourage people to to categorize the file (mandatory) and to write a description, at least few words...as for auto-extraction, it will extract project name (obviously), create a thumbnail so people can see what it roughly looks like and it would extract a couple of bool flags that I can later use in filtering (if it has a PCB in it and/or perfboard and/or stripboard and/or turret board and/or schematic). All that would be stored in the central database and would be accessible from the app or from the web.

very early alpha version of the web api can be seen here http://diy-fever.com/diylc/api/search.php?format=html&criteria=Test

[bluebunny]

This is a very cool idea for an already-cool piece of software.   

[Perrow]

Would be cool to see/search component list as well. Display in a details pop-up?

Let's say I have a few PT2399 laying around doing nothing, a quick search for and I have a bunch of projects to select from.

Just a thought.

[bancika]

I agree. Deep text search would solve that...but let's wait for the first working version and we'll build on top of that

[bancika]

little teaser upload is functional. Working on user management, search, download, etc. I plan to also include some sort of user interaction - project rating, public comments, private messages...also, top lists with most popular projects, the best publishers, etc. Not sure yet where I want to stop with the features, but we'll see. Exciting times

[bloxstompboxes]

Looks great bancika!. I appreciate what you did for the diy community with this software years ago and what you are doing now to improve it. You are truly a kind and giving person.

[bancika]

thank you for your kind words. Few days ago I realized that it's been over a decade since the first version. I have never really stopped improving it, made few breaks up to a year, but I try to keep up with the most important bug reports and feature request...as much as the real life permits

Cheers,
Bane

[bancika]

new teaser is here. Search is almost there, it works and you can download files. What do you think about the design? Anything to add/remove or change?

[deadastronaut]

thanks for your great work man...its an essential tool. 


can i moan now 

rotating breadboard?......please.. 

[bluebunny]

rotating breadboard?......please.. 

But you're in constant freefall?  You can rotate around the breadboard.   

(These astronauts want the moon on a stick...    )

[Perrow]

I agree. Deep text search would solve that...but let's wait for the first working version and we'll build on top of that

Noooo....

[Perrow]

(These astronauts want the moon on a stick...    )

I thought they wanted to stick it to the moon...