3Dogs: Why are your signal names in the middle of the schematic traces? I thought you meant in the middle of the tracks which is normal behaviour but there are no examples of this in the screenshots anyway then I realised you meant to write schematic wires. OP subsequently fixed your second point but I suspect they didn’t do a F8 ..read more

Apologies @retiredfeline . It seems I need new reading glasses and my afternoon nap to give me strength to continue. I misinterpreted and misread the above posts. @Rax should end up with a list of widths if he follows my instructions ..read more

In my version the dropdown is labelled Grid:. Guess they decided to shorten it in v8. Nonetheless it seems OP had not predefined track widths to choose from ..read more

It seems as though the old cat has had a “senior” moment. He probably meant this: Create all the track widths you require in: File > Board Setup > Design Rules > Pre-defined Sizes Then use the W or Shift + W to change widths as you draw (on the fly) or use the cursor to open the list and select a suitable width ..read more

Andy_S: When I open the properties for the FP all values on the right side in properties say it’s on the b.fab layer? Do you mean the Left side Properties Panel? The Value shows on the B.Fab because that is the layer on which it lives. Pads on B.Copper. Ref on B.Silk. etc ..read more

Rax: That’s a grid selector, not track width selector ..read more

alfalfa4381: I want to enter the x-y coordinates in .001 inches Ie, the board is 2.370" x 2.480" and it is not rectangular in that it has angles and notches. I am used to a CAD where I can manually enter x-y coordinates. Can I do this in KiCad? No. As Paul says place first then move. alfalfa4381: If not, how would you do this? As you are brand new to Kicad : First open Preferences > PCB Editor > Origins & Axes. Set your X & Y co-ords. direction you are happy with. Next: Set an appropriate Grid (red arrows) It is possibly easier to create a complicated shape by starting with ..read more

Did you do an update (F8) after editing the schematic? It’s not automatic. And did the sync go through error-free? According to your first screenshot that leg of C7 is already connected to something else, J3-Pin2, according to the pad annotation, wihch I guess is in part of the schematic you didn’t show ..read more

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Is version 8 really this buggy?! I worked many PCBs in v5 (which I was told was very “buggy…”) and I feel it was a dream of smooth sailing compared to this ..read more