I finally installed version 8 and really like the new features. I’ve always inserted parts of datasheets and pics of actual parts in my schems, now it’s even easier. AND I can draw wires to/from the images. Perfect for basic wiring diagrams.
What I’m missing is the function to define nets in schematic editor. I prefer to have different color and size nets available. I thought I defined them in the past, just like track widths and via sizes in pcbnew.
Am I misremembering this?
Thx
I see such possibilities for Net Classes (I’ve never used it and didn’t checked it now).
Thanks! I did find it in the schematic setup.
I created different netclasses, with different line thickness and colors. But when I “assign netclass” to a bus it doesn’t change the appearance.
Maybe I should be assigning to wires, not buses.
After defining netclasses, this will work. It requires two steps:
select the wire and label the net
assign the netclass
In buses you can have nets from many classes so which class color bus should use…
You’ll have to use a netclass directive label attached to the bus. The patterns method only works for individual nets (or bus members), but not the bus itself.
If a netclass directive is attached to a bus, all members of the bus (and the bus itself) will follow the colouring for that directive. The netclass will be assigned to all bus members.
It does work, but is not as efficient as I hoped. I may stick to doing wiring diagrams in Corel.
It’s just as easy to draw a wire, select EDIT, designate a size and color. This workflow can work for my simpler diagrams.
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