Brendan Simon Brendan@BrendanSimon.com [kicad-users]
2017-10-04 12:44:27 UTC
I have a Protel 99 project, which was converted to an Altium project by
a friend, and then ran it through the `altium2kicad` conversion tool
(https://github.com/thesourcerer8/altium2kicad).
I then open the newly generated schematic with eeschema (v4.0.7 on macOS
Sierra 10.12.6).
The project imports almost perfectly. Kicad complains about one symbol
and asks if I want to substitute it with another (I think). One
resistor symbol displays incorrectly (a fat square with "??" inside --
see attached `*Altium_1*` pdf)
After saving the file/project (even if I make no changes to it, and
regardless of whether I substitute components or not), and then reload
the project, the schematic has lots more symbols that are unknown and
represented with fat squares with "??" inside (see attached
`*Altium_**5*` pdf)
*What could cause Kicad/eeschema to represent most of the symbols
correctly on first import/load, but after saving the files they los**e
information ??*
*Is it something to do with the local sy**mbol cache?
Is it likely to be something wrong with the conversion from altium? (but
why does it import ok before saving?)
*
*Is this likely to be a bug that I should report, or is there likely to
be some**thing I'm doing wrong?*
Thanks, Brendan.
a friend, and then ran it through the `altium2kicad` conversion tool
(https://github.com/thesourcerer8/altium2kicad).
I then open the newly generated schematic with eeschema (v4.0.7 on macOS
Sierra 10.12.6).
The project imports almost perfectly. Kicad complains about one symbol
and asks if I want to substitute it with another (I think). One
resistor symbol displays incorrectly (a fat square with "??" inside --
see attached `*Altium_1*` pdf)
After saving the file/project (even if I make no changes to it, and
regardless of whether I substitute components or not), and then reload
the project, the schematic has lots more symbols that are unknown and
represented with fat squares with "??" inside (see attached
`*Altium_**5*` pdf)
*What could cause Kicad/eeschema to represent most of the symbols
correctly on first import/load, but after saving the files they los**e
information ??*
*Is it something to do with the local sy**mbol cache?
Is it likely to be something wrong with the conversion from altium? (but
why does it import ok before saving?)
*
*Is this likely to be a bug that I should report, or is there likely to
be some**thing I'm doing wrong?*
Thanks, Brendan.