Hi there I am halfway through my schematic. When I click on “Run cvPCB to associate components and footprints” I get the following errors.
Cannot open CvPcb component file </home/andy/workspace/PIC_GATEWAY/PIC_GATEWAY.cmp>.
This is normal if you are opening a new netlist file
then I get this message
Some files could not be found!
sockets.mod
connect.mod
discret.mod
pin_array.mod
divers.mod
smd_capacitors.mod
smd_resistors.mod
smd_crystal&oscillator.mod
smd_dil.mod
smd_transistors.mod
libcms.mod
display.mod
led.mod
dip_sockets.mod
pga_sockets.mod
valves.mod
When I search my system I can see these files at /usr/share/kicad
Can you help???
What version are you running?
As @Dolganoff said, the version could matter. After about BZR5000, the format of the footprint libraries changed and that usually gives import errors, especially if you started it on an older tool (or if you’re borrowing from a design that was made on a previous tool).
Could you also post a screen shot of your libraries? If you go into the PCBnew (layout program) and then Preferences -> Library you should see something like this:
Sorry Chris as a new user I am unable to upload attachments.
I am running kicad on ubuntu (linux)
Application: Eeschema
Version: (2013-jul-07)-stable
Build: wxWidgets 2.8.12 (no debug,Unicode,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.8.2,wx containers,compatible with 2.6)
Platform: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Boost version: 1.53.0
Options: USE_PCBNEW_NANOMETRES=ON
KICAD_GOST=OFF
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
Current search path list
/home/andy/workspace/PIC_GATEWAY
/usr/share/kicad/modules
/usr/share/kicad/modules/packages3d
/usr/share/kicad
hi andrew,
you are using the ‘old’ stable release that is downloadabel from www.kicad.org/
(or your distribution has this version in the package manager)
on Windows this downloaded version looks like this:
Application: KiCad
Version: (2013-07-07 BZR 4022)-stable
Build: wxWidgets 2.9.4 (wchar_t,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.7.2,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Boost version: 1.53.0
Options: USE_PCBNEW_NANOMETRES=ON
KICAD_GOST=OFF
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
what looks the window @ChrisGammell asked for?
are there packages in the thing?
try to add a package by hand.
will it show up?
and other thing is - have you exported / saved your netlist from the shematics editor before trying to access it?
(its the 5th button from the right in the top toolbar - showing a ‘.net’ and a wrench)
(by the way: the new version has a fully different library system…)
sunny greetings
stefan
