I 've created a project with eschema, netlists, cvpcbs and everything. Then I create the file in pcbnew and use append board so I can connect an older board (created in the same version of Kicad). After all editing is done I save and close the window. Now I don’t have accesses to the file. I click on it as normally do and then Kicad crashes. I 've tried to make again the file and make a copy, just in case, but same thing.
I have also tried to add netlist file in the older design but I have the same problem. Pcbnew crashes.
I have designed this board at least 3 times and then the file is not accessible. What can I do or what I’m doing wrong?
(Running in virtual machine, win XP, Kicad BZR 6245)
Edit : Creating a new project with same library (from older pcb) caused error again. Creating a new project with Kicad libraries no error occurred. So something is wrong with modules from the older pcb. I’ll check it and update again.
What caused the problem was an edition I’ve made in a module.
As Maui suggested in this post, I changed *.Cu to In2.Cu. That, apparently, is responsible for all that mess with files that can not be opened. I thank Maui for giving me this solution but sadly I can not use it.
Hm… but you can open the files/projects each on their own - even with this modification in there, right?
Maybe you can kick out the responsible footprint before attaching the board to the other and then reintroduce it?
I know, awkward stuff and you need to keep the project of the board which has this part in there as otherwise the DRC will run bonkerz
PS: I did 2 panelized designs so far and always reroute the added boards (after including the schematics in eeschema).
