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Congrats. Honestly I think Horizon and LibrePCB are better - I'll reconsider when you can drag components in the schematic editor without instantly disconnectin
by IshKebab 8mo ago
Congrats. Honestly I think Horizon and LibrePCB are better - I'll reconsider when you can drag components in the schematic editor without instantly disconnecting all the wires.
Still, nice to have alternatives.
- gertop 8mo agoYou can move without disconnecting, you have to "drag" instead of move. Press G. Last time I tried it it just created a ratsnest of random angles wires though so you still have to fix them all one by one. That's also why I ditched kicad, it's really a very very basic thing that every other software gets right. Wires should follow your part and do 0 and 90 angles only... Then all you have to fix are overlaps, if any.
- craftyjon 8mo agoI would recommend you both try recent KiCad in that case, because what you're asking for is how it has worked since KiCad 9 (and 10 will also warn you about overlaps visually)
- throttlebody 8mo agoRTFM
- IshKebab 8mo agoIt's still broken if you need to read the manual to be able to move components sanely.
- georgefrowny 8mo agoDrag with connections is the default in KiCad 9?
- rasz 8mo agoAfaik in pcb editor default, as in just mouse click and drag, is Move all selected elements and nothing else. Drag with tracks is on D or right click menu. While dragging tracks does trigger Shove mode dragging components does not :(
- georgefrowny 8mo agoHe's talking about schematic editor though. Personally I don't drag single parts with the mouse because it's two clicks for the same thing, so it's irrelevant which action that does. KiCad's best usability innovation is that you press M/G and the thing under the cursor gets selected automatically. And you don't need to keep the button down which is bad for accuracy and for your hand if you do it all day long. So to drag is not click, release, click, hold, drag but M/G, move mouse. The last bit is true though.