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

[bancika]

I was planning to use these jacks as a reference. Those vector drawings look great, but they would not match the rest of components in DIYLC (3d look, shades and stuff).

http://diy-layout-creator.googlecode.com/issues/attachment?aid=1840000002&name=Fuzz+Factory+MEF.png&token=44q1kEeSXPiDiIo71_gYcwxsGKc%3A1351874369412&inline=1

[tca]

I was planning to use these jacks as a reference. Those vector drawings look great, but they would not match the rest of components in DIYLC (3d look, shades and stuff).

http://diy-layout-creator.googlecode.com/issues/attachment?aid=1840000002&name=Fuzz+Factory+MEF.png&token=44q1kEeSXPiDiIo71_gYcwxsGKc%3A1351874369412&inline=1

I got a "400. That's an error." error from that link.

[keko]

Hi

thanks bancika for all this development! I rememeber using the first releases, and then a few years later I come back and WOW, version 3 is really nice!

I was wondering if there was a way to have a protoboard as a board template (So I can document some experiments, and I don't quite like using another sotware, Fritzing, it's too slow). Or at least to be able to rotate the boards, that way I could recreate a protoboard with veroboards parts.

Thanks!

[bancika]

what do you mean by protoboard, breadboard?

[garcho]

They're like vero, but with 3-5 point buses, some perpendicular instead of only long, parallel tracks.

[SmoothAction]

I finally broke down into the whole 'making my own layouts thing'... YOU STRUCK GOLD BROTHA! Very user-friendly and intuitive right from the get go. You deserve exotic, scantily clad foreign women feeding you grapes and fanning you with oversized leaves. I thank you.

One slight hiccup. Occasionally a single point dot (while using the line tool) is created when I happen to fumble around on the mouse while moving parts. Usually an unintentional double click. The problem is I can't select it or delete it. A grain of sand compared to your awesome work. Other than that it runs fantastic on my MAC 10.6.8, latest version of DIYLC.

You ever consider writing an app for iOS? Android? I'd use it all the time... and pay good bucks for it!!!!

cheers!

[bancika]

thanks man...I did consider making android app and I started making some preps for that, but there's no enough time to finish. iOS is a bit tricky because I'd have to rewrite from scratch because it doesn't support java
Cheers

[vandermann]

Bancika,

Could you please evaluate if is possible use the version 2 components graphics on version 3? The version 2 graphics looks nicer than version 3 in my opinion!

Many Thanks!

Cheers,

Vanderson

[bancika]

not really, you could mimic the color scheme, but you'd have to redefine the color of each element of each component

[digi2t]

Would it be possible to have a count of cuts and jumpers in vero mode? I used to be able to "select all", and get all the info at the bottom. Now I get a few items, and "x more".

I'm always afraid that I'm going to miss a cut or jumper when I'm counting (because I have in the past  ).

Thanks,
Dino

[bancika]

just right click on the trace cut component in the toolbar and it will select all instances of that component...you'll be able to see how many of them you have in the status bar

[digi2t]

just right click on the trace cut component in the toolbar and it will select all instances of that component...you'll be able to see how many of them you have in the status bar

No good. The count is not accurate. It shows more cuts than I actually have, and more jumpers as well. I don't have any hidden cuts or jumpers, and I'm using the 3.23 version. 51 actual cuts, shows as 56 in the status bar. 

[Perrow]

just right click on the trace cut component in the toolbar and it will select all instances of that component...you'll be able to see how many of them you have in the status bar

No good. The count is not accurate. It shows more cuts than I actually have, and more jumpers as well. I don't have any hidden cuts or jumpers, and I'm using the 3.23 version. 51 actual cuts, shows as 56 in the status bar. 

It does seem like the status bar shows the "name" of twenty components and adds "and X more" as if there were just fifteen shown.

So, Digi, just add fifteen to the "and X more"-number, and Bancika will (probably) fix this to the next release.

[digi2t]

just right click on the trace cut component in the toolbar and it will select all instances of that component...you'll be able to see how many of them you have in the status bar

No good. The count is not accurate. It shows more cuts than I actually have, and more jumpers as well. I don't have any hidden cuts or jumpers, and I'm using the 3.23 version. 51 actual cuts, shows as 56 in the status bar. 

It does seem like the status bar shows the "name" of twenty components and adds "and X more" as if there were just fifteen shown.

So, Digi, just add fifteen to the "and X more"-number, and Bancika will (probably) fix this to the next release.

BINGO! 15 is the magic number. That adds up perfect.

Thanks Pelle!

[bancika]

I don't get it

[digi2t]

I don't get it

It's like Pelle says. Take cuts for example; Take a blank vero, and place 15 cuts on it. Right click the cut symbol, and the status bar will display the 15 cuts. Now, place one more, and check your status bar again. You will see the 16 cuts, "and 1 more" displayed, which is wrong. There are only 16 cuts, not 17. The more you add from this point on, the more the count goes out. But, like Pelle points out, if you take the "and x more" number, and add 15 to it, you have the right amount of cuts.

As they say in NYC, it is what it is.

[Perrow]

Twenty cuts, all selected. All twenty are in the list in the status bar but the text says "and five more".

[digi2t]

Twenty cuts, all selected. All twenty are in the list in the status bar but the text says "and five more".

Yup, but it gets worse as you go. At 20 cuts, it stops listing them , and just adds the "and x more" at the end. In my case, I've got 50 cuts on my vero, but it lists the first 20, "and 35 more", which gives me 55 cuts.

If I use the "and 35 more", and add 15, I have the correct number. This applies to jumpers as well. I haven't tested with any other parts though, for lack of time.

Thanks for validating this for me Pelle. I didn't want to come across as the "crazy 'ole cat lady" here.

[makaze808]

I have installed diylc 3 but there are no choices for any component, for example I place a tube socket but I have no options for what sort, and the drop down menus it just says "no template".

Help appreciated.

[bancika]

templates are user templates, so you have to create your own. You have for instance one tube socket with bunch of parameters (double click) that you can use to create your own variations of the component.