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lmattgc
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Re: kicad StepUp: ECAD MCAD bidirectional collaboration

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Maybe something stupid, but I have an issue.
When I load a board (all OK), then I "Add Tracks", almost everything is shown: text on copper layers isn't showing. Am I missing something?

The same happened with a KiCad part that I designed for a logo, with a drawing just on copper layer.
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Re: kicad StepUp: ECAD MCAD bidirectional collaboration

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lmattgc wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:34 am Maybe something stupid, but I have an issue.
When I load a board (all OK), then I "Add Tracks", almost everything is shown: text on copper layers isn't showing. Am I missing something?
Copper text ATM is not imported as solid traces by ksu (it is simply skipped)…
my suggestion ATM is to replicate your text item to silk screen and import it as per the silks screen method.
see the reply @ kicad.info forum
https://forum.kicad.info/t/problems-wit ... t/30265/21
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Re: kicad StepUp: ECAD MCAD bidirectional collaboration

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I found an issue with latest version of SU (9.7.5.6).

Posted details here...
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=61916
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Re: kicad StepUp: ECAD MCAD bidirectional collaboration

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a nice and very detailed video on MCAD collaboration, designing a PCB enclosure for 3D printing with FreeCAD and KiCAD w/ StepUp WB


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great clip for sure!
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Re: kicad StepUp: ECAD MCAD bidirectional collaboration

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When importing traces onto my import PCB board, the vias are not importing correctly. The main issue has been that the traces appear, but there are no vias through the PCB. When importing my board, I am just supposed to click the import board button and then the import traces button right?
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Re: kicad StepUp: ECAD MCAD bidirectional collaboration

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please don't cross posting... keep your conversation in a single thread
viewtopic.php?p=694738#p694738
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