DIY Layout Creator - software for easy drawing PCB, vero and perfboard layouts

[duck_arse]

thanks, blue. I unchecked "run in a shell", now don't see the guff flowing, so there is no problem anymore.

[CodeMonk]

anyone using DIYLC 3.x under windows 8?

My mom has Windows 8 on her computer.
I've got to do some work on it tonight (Well, install new ink cartridges in her printer then print out her tax return documents).
I'll give it a go tonight.
Anything in particular you want me to try?


Edit:
Update...
First I had to install Java on my moms computer.
Windows 8.1
Latest version of DIYLC 3.28.0
Ran DIYLC
Works fine
Edited a Big Muff Layout
Created a few diode templates
The Alpha function works fine
The Outline option, which I had trouble with on my Windows 7 system works on Windows 8 fine.
But its also now working on my Windows 7 system, so maybe it was an issue with an earlier version of Java.

[bancika]

thanks!

I got an issue report that it fails to start under win8, so just wanted to check if it's something about that particular computer or win8 in general.

Cheers,
Bane

[CodeMonk]

It didn't start at first, but Java wasn't installed.
After Java install, it worked fine
And it was Windows 8.1
Dunno if 8.0 vs 8.1 makes a difference.

[bancika]

The user in question has the latest java 1.8.0.31. Did you get the same?

[CodeMonk]

Whatever version they had on 2015-02-08 when I made that post.
I can check later tonight.

[bancika]

that's the one. Thanks

[Jmsteele187]

Am I missing something here?  I tried to download the software last night, and got a fail message.  It said I didn't have proper permission to download.  Am I doing something wrong?  I have to admit, I'm not that great with computers.

[GGBB]

I can download it fine from here: http://diy-layout-creator.googlecode.com/files/diylc-3.28.0.zip.

Proper permission to download or to save?

[Jmsteele187]

I can download it fine from here: http://diy-layout-creator.googlecode.com/files/diylc-3.28.0.zip.

Proper permission to download or to save?

maybe I just don't know what I'm doing.  I think I was trying to download it from the same page.  I did download a bunch of file, but couldn't open anything.

[MrBinns]

dude i use this progam!

I installed it on my ubuntu partition like a year ago(maybe). I used it to model my big muff and mods for a new board.

idk it was a diystompboxer who made it. very cool

Thanks its great!

[bancika]

Thanks

[duck_arse]

bancika - I hope this hasn't been covered elsewhere, but, can we request the addition of a basic breadboard to the 'boards' menu-bar? there have been a few new-to-breadboarders having trouble coming to grips with layouts, and a diagram might be a useful teaching tool, seeing as all the other stuff is already there.

[GGBB]

There already is a "breadboard" board in v3.28. Note to users that the breadboard inherits the project's grid spacing (makes sense) so make sure that is set to 0.1".

[duck_arse]

ahh, see, it was a good idea. thanks, ggbb, I see it now. it has eluded my eyes all these staring hours, somehow.

[bancika]

Just a heads up. Google is killing the google code system where DIYLC is hosted. I have migrated to github. Going forward, this will be the new home of DIYLC https://github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator
diylc.org is re-pointed to forward there.

Cheers,
bane

[snarblinge]

Love your work. Unparalleled dedication enabling the many.

[hymenoptera]

Just installed this. Been playing with it for about 20 minutes. Wish I'd known about this years ago! Now I know where all these great layouts come from! Looking fwd to using this instead of graph paper to layout my perf projects.

Is there a dedicated thread here for libraries and templates people have made and shared, or do I have to read through 130 pages of posts to catch up on ten years worth of news?

And of course: Thank you bancika, for such a wonderful tool!

[GGBB]

There isn't an import/export feature for components in DIYLC, although it's easy enough to do just by opening a project and using the Save as Template feature. And if you know a little XML you could easily copy and paste component templates into the config file.

That being said I don't recall anyone sharing any of their customizations in the last few years that I've been watching this thread.

[hymenoptera]

I see now that the user just customizes everything their own needs. So far I've made separate templates for DO-41, DO-35, and DO-7 diodes, for instance, and they don't look half bad. But, now I've gone and screwed up the color of my perf board, and then fixed it, so many times that I forget what the color was originally lol! I guess it was the same as it is in the tabs above. I'm just trying to find a look that gives good contrast and readability.

A couple of quick questions (I have many more I'm sure, so if this isn't the place, someone tell me):

*What happened to the toolboxes I see in older versions? Have these been dropped in favor of the tabs? Is there a way to customize the tabs beyond just adding templates?

*Are there any hotkeys/shortcuts for the config options, etc? Like toggling Continuous Creation for instance? I'd like to be able to tap C or hold down Alt or whatever to toggle that one.

*Tab shortcuts? I'd like to have a quick key press jump between tabs, or at least be able to build my own custom tab instead of relying on the Recent tab to find things quickly.

*Is there a way to adjust the "roundness" of objects? For instance I'd like to square-up my radial capacitors and color them red to represent WIMAs, while I'd like to round-off my DO-7 diode style to look more like a glass sealed Germanium.

Thanks for a great tool! I look forward to laying out my next perf project on this program, and maybe even sharing some of my own designs with the community!