I’ve got a old 386 motherboard I’m trying to repair and found all the KiCad files someone has done for the exact board I have (schematics and full PCB layout)
The motherboard as a fair amount of corrosion due to battery damage so I’m busy checking all the tracks and comparing to KiCad. (Doing a continuity test to verify track)
I’m wondering what is the best way to mark my progress and I test them. Is there a way in KiCad to mark individual pads/vias as I verify them as good. Can I change the colour of individual vias/tracks as I test them?
Luckily it’s only a small section of the board but still quite a few tracks/vias to test and I’m starting lose track of what I’ve tested.
I could print out the schematic and mark it with a sharpie but thought there might be a easier to do this on the PCB layout as I’m using this as a guide.
In v9 you can open the Properties of tracks and choose the technical layer Soldermask. The original purpose of this is to expose the copper, but you can use it as a marker. Vias have the tenting property where Not tented adds soldermask.
Not sure if that’s going to help. I can change the properties to select soldermask but then can’t see this change visually unless I view/edit the properties again.
Found another trick which might work. Edit the properties of track/via and lock it. The colour then changes to blue:
You have to play with layer visibilities. Hide other than, say, front copper and mask. Then change the active layer between those. You can also create a color theme where Mask is 100% opaque and bright. Then you can certainly see the difference between masked/non-masked tracks.
