New version of DIY Layout Creator

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Post by earthtonesaudio »

Eh, I figured it out pretty quickly. Funny I didn't notice the "lock layers" function before... :oops:
Now I can just drag the PCB traces out from under the components, very nice.
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Super Bane ....nisam znao da si to ti napravio,a bio sam na sajtu vise puta!
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Post by bancika »

tnx guys :oops:
The new version of DIY Layout Creator is out, check it out - https://github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator
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yeah, thanks Bancika, I recently made a layout with it and I should say it's very intuitive.
And as far as vero layouts are concerned, I don't see why anybody would go through the trouble of planning a vero with pencil and eraser again.

If it would be very easy to implement a 'Render schematic,' I think that would be a good idea. Then you could debug that rendered schematic (or with the help of it), compare it with one you copied, etc. You would have a digital exact version of the circuit you created to share with people on the web... Yesterday still, I found a Fuzz Face schematic with a 100nF instead of 10nF -- if there would have been an accompanying schematic, people would have spotted it right away. Your program really has become the standard for the kitchen solder jockeys :horsey:

I'm on Mac OS 10.4.x, but there is no way for me to get beyond that .exe file, even though Java should be ok. But will do some googling tomorrow on that.

Website not yet up?
http://diylc.sourceforge.net

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Post by bancika »

looks like a problem with sourceforge hosting, site is up and running, but still under development.
Since you mentioned exe file, which version are you trying? There's version 2 written in java (available on my site storm-software.co.yu/diy) that works everywere. It also supports schematics.
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bancika wrote:looks like a problem with sourceforge hosting, site is up and running, but still under development.
Since you mentioned exe file, which version are you trying? There's version 2 written in java (available on my site storm-software.co.yu/diy) that works everywere. It also supports schematics.
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Of course I went to http://storm-software.co.yu/diy/index.p ... t=software where it does say "Download the latest version" --
now I saw the V2 Java Beta: http://storm-software.co.yu/diylc/diylc_beta.zip

Works flawlessly and look great! thanks!
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Post by bancika »

Sorry about that, I don't have much time to update it. It's rectified, there are two links on that page now.
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Post by kierc »

Hi,
Downloaded the java version to use on my Mac, but can't see anywhere to render a printable pcb layout? also, is there any trimpots in there to use?

Other than that, looks like a great program!

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Post by GuitarLord5000 »

I miss the fact that the solder pads were a standard part of the components, like the previous version. It's just such a pain to have to go in and manually insert the pads on each component, especially in a very large PCB. The schematic draw feature is amazing! I've been using MS Paint, with a library of hand drawn parts. This is much nicer! Thanks for all the hard work bancika!

When do you think you'll have the new version up and running?

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Post by quaternotetriplet »

Hi, I downloaded the DIYLC but there are no tools in the toolbar. What do i need to do?

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Post by quaternotetriplet »

I mean library. Anyone knows why??

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Post by Mr. G. »

I have the same problem when I run it in Linux (Ubuntu). I haven't been able to figure out a fix for it either. It works fine in Windoze though.

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Post by quaternotetriplet »

mr. g, have you discovered why??

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Post by Mr. G. »

No luck yet :cry:

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Post by quaternotetriplet »

Mr. G, I found out why. right click on the DIYLC.jar. and click properties. then put java as a default reader.

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Post by Mr. G. »

Tried that, and it still doesn't work. Guess I'm just going to have to wait for the next release.

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Post by RnFR »

it would be sweet if you could see the backside of boards ala that other vero program lochmaster. sweet function.
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Post by IvIark »

Great program Bane, thanks very much for giving this to us. One quick question, how much work would be involved in adding a breadboard option to the board parts list? If it wouldn't be a big job I think it would be useful, particularly for people doing tutorials etc. Just a single layout like the attached template would cover all but the biggest effect circuits.
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Post by NetStar »

Just a quick bump.

Where is the current Mac compatible version being hosted?

Thanks


Edit/

I found this.:

http://www.perlepladesyndikatet.org/temp/diylc_beta.zip

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