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

[drolo]

Hi Bancika,

I wanted to say thank you for your fantastic software. It is really great to work with.

I have a question for you or others. I would like to get some PCB's printed. Is there a way to get a Gerber file from a DIYLC project?

Anyone knows of a PDF to Gerber converter? I googled it but came up with nothing interresting.

Or maybe someone knows a good place to get PCB's made from PDF (Note i live in Belgium/Europe)

[bancika]

thanks mate.

There's no way that I know to convert DIY to gerber

[deadastronaut]

hi bancika:

little problem i'm having with BOM list..

when i make a project i import the schematic too as a picture...so it keeps it all together...yes i know a little anal..but hey..

then when ive finished my layout i try to add the BOM but its says  (bottom left corner)  FAILED TO DRAW  BOM.

any solution?...is this because i added a picture?  cheers man.

[bancika]

as always, please file the bug on diylc.org so I won't forget about it
tnx

[Skruffyhound]

Is it possible to rotate a layout?
I have drawn a number of smaller modules, now I want to integrate them into a larger layout but can't seem to find a way to rotate them
so I can fit them together.

I don't know if I should post it here, but I have a couple of feature requests.
I think it would be convenient if once selected a component remained selected until I change it so that it would be possible to place several of the same components without returning to the toolbar each time.

I would like to be able to mirror a transistor symbol so that, for example, an NPN could be drawn with it's emitter arrow facing down and to the left.

I couldn't find a pot symbol for schematics, so I would like one of them, or maybe just an arrow so we can draw our own.
I used that black square thing to draw some arrows of my own, but they are not snap to grid.

Really enjoying working with this program   

Oh yes and an electrolytic symbol for schematic with a little plus would be great too.

[bancika]

please file requests on diylc.org

[Perrow]

Is it possible to rotate a layout?
I have drawn a number of smaller modules, now I want to integrate them into a larger layout but can't seem to find a way to rotate them
so I can fit them together.

Yeah, we would like to have that feature, I think it's reported on "Google Code" (http://code.google.com/p/diy-layout-creator/issues/list). I checked, yes, it's there.

I don't know if I should post it here, but I have a couple of feature requests.

See comment above, that's the correct place to report bugs AND feature requests.

I think it would be convenient if once selected a component remained selected until I change it so that it would be possible to place several of the same components without returning to the toolbar each time.

Look in the "config" (if I remember correctly) menu and select "Continuous creation", that way you can create as many as you like (use 'esc' to "escape" that mode).

[Skruffyhound]

Branislav - sorry! Will do

Pelle - Great thanks

[Skruffyhound]

I just opened my preamp layout and there were just layers and layers of the same layout. Lets say about forty layers (I didn't count or get to the bottom) of every trace and component, text and board.
I couldn't delete the extras, I just had to redraw.
What's that all about?
I can't really report it because I have no idea what caused the behaviour.

[bancika]

does it happen every time you restart the app and open that file?

[Skruffyhound]

Hasn't happened again yet. I updated some software today, why that should affect DIYLC I don't know, but I'm experiencing a few minor bugs.
I've honestly never had a more unstable time than with Lion and it's updates so perhaps it is my system.
I'll let you know if it happens again.

[stirfoo]

Awesome software bancika. It runs great on my Ubuntu laptop.

I've done a bit of wire wrapping and etched a few boards but never tried a stripboard.

Here's a link to my first monstrosity of a stripboard, ever.
http://i.imgur.com/Z0008TC.png

Being new to stripboards I guess this would have taken me a few days on graph paper.
I did it in about 3 hours, including learning how diylc works along the way.

[Jdansti]

What is your stripboard circuit?

[stirfoo]

Jdansti, it's a programmable true-bypass looper. Well, that's the plan any way.
I just figured out I used the wrong width on the relays though: .2", not .3". 

So I may not be able to cram it all on that 6.3" board.

[Jdansti]

Aha!  Good luck with the relays!

[deadastronaut]

i just wanted to be on page 100...

sad eh!

[stirfoo]

I corrected the width and everyting still fit. Had to move the voltage regulator around a bit. Still haven't decided to wire wrap the prototype or try the stripboard.

Would this constitute an epic thread? It's been rolling what, 7 years now?

Has anyone made a step-by-step example of creating additional components? I found the ComponentAPI wiki but it seemed like a fairly involved process.

[Perrow]

i just wanted to be on page 100...

sad eh!

Saddest thing is, you made me want it too

Edit: Sadder yet, I didn't look to see that we both were already  

[deadastronaut]

man, i'm sad...

[Perrow]

Here's a link to my first monstrosity of a stripboard, ever.
http://i.imgur.com/Z0008TC.png

There's nothing on row P, not that I'd like to be the one that moves half of that board one step up or down, just thought I'd let you know if you didn't know already.