Components values set to invisible???

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Why is that in PCBnew the values of all my components are set to 'invisible'?
I have to change every part to "visible", which is a major PIA.

Is there a global setting that sets my components value to visible??
The values are set to visible in Eeschema, why doesn't this setting carry over to PCBnew??
And I dont mean the "Visibles" toolbar on the right.
Each individual part has its value set to invisible.

[Andy Peters [e-mail] [kicad-users]]

Post by sunblaster5-***@public.gmane.org [kicad-users]
Why is that in PCBnew the values of all my components are set to 'invisible'?
I have to change every part to "visible", which is a major PIA.
Is there a global setting that sets my components value to visible??
The values are set to visible in Eeschema, why doesn't this setting carry over to PCBnew??
And I dont mean the "Visibles" toolbar on the right.
Each individual part has its value set to invisible.

The visibility of each field in a module is separate from the visibility of the corresponding field in the schematic symbol.

It's likely that the visibility of the value field was set to "invisible" when the module was created.

Once the footprint is in the board you'll have to edit the field manually. Perhaps going through the PCB file in a text editor will make that go faster.

For future instances of the module, edit the module in the library to enable the value field's visibility.

-a

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[yann jautard [e-mail] [kicad-users]]

or you can edit the module on library and reload it for the whole pcb.
You have tou do that for each different module, of course, but it's far
faster than doing it manually on each module for the same sort of component.

e.g. you can change all your resistors at the same time, then all your
capacitors, etc etc

Post by sunblaster5-***@public.gmane.org [kicad-users]

Post by sunblaster5-***@public.gmane.org [kicad-users]
Why is that in PCBnew the values of all my components are set to

'invisible'?

Post by sunblaster5-***@public.gmane.org [kicad-users]
I have to change every part to "visible", which is a major PIA.
Is there a global setting that sets my components value to visible??
The values are set to visible in Eeschema, why doesn't this setting

carry over to PCBnew??

Post by sunblaster5-***@public.gmane.org [kicad-users]
And I dont mean the "Visibles" toolbar on the right.
Each individual part has its value set to invisible.

The visibility of each field in a module is separate from the
visibility of the corresponding field in the schematic symbol.
It's likely that the visibility of the value field was set to
"invisible" when the module was created.
Once the footprint is in the board you'll have to edit the field
manually. Perhaps going through the PCB file in a text editor will
make that go faster.
For future instances of the module, edit the module in the library to
enable the value field's visibility.
-a

[Bernd Wiebus [e-mail] [kicad-users]]

Hello sunblaster.

Post by sunblaster5-***@public.gmane.org [kicad-users]
Why is that in PCBnew the values of all my components are set to 'invisible'?

Because most people don't use the values on the pcb board due space
problems. Very often you will even have problems to place the references
(which are more important) on the silk screen without interfering with
pads.
Silkscreen over pads will either make pads unsolderable or chop your
silkscreen especial text unreadable and senseless.

For values i use only the schematic. Or at a special assembly layer,
which is not yet supported at KiCad at moment.
A assembly layer is something simmilar to a silkscreen, but is not
applyed to the board itsself, so you are more free to place text and
drafts without respect to pads.
I is only a help sheet either on paper or a PC screen for the assembly
guys.
You can use the comment layer for this purpose, but then you have to
place/copy from silkscreen to comment layer.
If that would your work style (which is not bad) you have to change all
your librarys.

With best regards: Bernd Wiebus alias dl1eic






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