Questions about setting origin of coordi

David Russell

I got a drawing frame when starting Pcbnew. And the (0;0) coord is on the top left, a bit out of the frame. So I have several questions that as following: - Can I turn off displaying the frame ? - Can I move origin to bottom left? - Can I change direction of y?

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Reply 2016-08-14 10:00:02

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Allen Litton

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It would be best if we could redefine the origin. It helps a lot when creating complicated board outlines from a mechanical drawing. Setting your board origin the same makes it easy to get the board outline correct.

Reply With Quote 2016-11-20 05:38:13

electro18

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That behavior is popular throughout the world for ECAD and 2D drawing software. Actually changing the coordinate system on demand invites all kinds of problems.

Reply With Quote 2016-11-19 09:06:24

Darcy

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For your question 2 and 3, my answer is as following: (2) The answer is no. You may define a local reference for various purposes, but the coordinate system and its origin remain unchanged. (3) The answer is no. There is any CAD software I know that allow

Reply With Quote 2016-11-12 08:26:45

Agustin

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I've also encountered this problem like you. When placing grid origin only the grid moves, not the co?rdinate system. Is there anyone can solve this problem?

Reply With Quote 2016-09-29 13:23:09

Vladimir

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Put the (0.0) at the front panel or so. So that it is easy to edit the component placement. I use PADS which can easily redefine the origin.

Reply With Quote 2016-08-27 07:11:54