Comments on: Software http://diy-fever.com Making my own guitar rig, one gadget at a time Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:07:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bancika http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-46872 Bancika Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:35:19 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-46872 it doesn't create diylc3 automatically, extracts everything wherever you extracted the archive. You can create a folder named like that and extract the archive there Cheers it doesn’t create diylc3 automatically, extracts everything wherever you extracted the archive. You can create a folder named like that and extract the archive there
Cheers

]]> By: Paul http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-46871 Paul Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:16:36 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-46871 Hello Bancika, I tried to change the directory to diylc3 and terminal said "no such directory" I unpacked the archive and terminal did not find it. Can you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? Thanks! Hello Bancika,

I tried to change the directory to diylc3 and terminal said “no such directory” I unpacked the archive and terminal did not find it. Can you please tell me if I am doing something wrong?

Thanks!

]]> By: Bancika http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-45721 Bancika Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:24:54 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-45721 v3 will run on mac, just unpack the archive, open the terminal, change the directory to diylc3 (cd <path to diylc3>) and type ./run.sh Cheers v3 will run on mac, just unpack the archive, open the terminal, change the directory to diylc3 (cd ) and type ./run.sh
Cheers ]]> By: DocJoe http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-45718 DocJoe Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:31:06 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-45718 I have your Layout designer on my PC (which is at work). I have converted all my computers over to the MAC. When I tried to load your V3 on my MAC, it says it is for Windows. Do you have a MAC version. I love your simple, yet complex, program. I made a decent donation after having such success on my PC. I would make an even larger donation if I could get the program to run on my MAC here at home. Thanks I have your Layout designer on my PC (which is at work). I have converted all my computers over to the MAC. When I tried to load your V3 on my MAC, it says it is for Windows. Do you have a MAC version. I love your simple, yet complex, program. I made a decent donation after having such success on my PC. I would make an even larger donation if I could get the program to run on my MAC here at home.

Thanks

]]> By: Andrea http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-44700 Andrea Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:21:09 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-44700 Hi, I worked with DIYLC v3 for a while on my Linux machine, then had to switch back to v1 because v3 has some features that are very annoying. First, let me tell you that the v3 is a very nice piece of software, with many options and is also much faster. My intent with this post is to give my "contribution", not to destroy your (very good) job. V1 is wonderful: very very very easy to use, minimal (that's what we should expect), clear. Sure it had to be speeded up a bit, because some things really took too long. But that way... was the right way. In V3 i think you lost the focus on what DIYLC was (is) loved for: easy to use. V3 is messed up with graphics, nice looking resistors, caps etc... but... they stretch when we resize them (?!?!). V1 didn't do that, a resistor has "standard" size and that size remains even if the resistor spans over 7 holes. Was it really necessary to give the ability to set component size by hand? Why not giving standard sizes (as it was on V1) maybe depending on voltage/power rating? Specifiying sizes by hand should be made a customization, rather than the standard? e.g. resistors: blue-->1%, beige-->5%, 1/4W, 1/2W --> fixed size: 8mm x 2 mm 1W --> ... 5W --> ... + "Use custom size" --> if checked the user inserts the size he wants to use. When printing a vero with V3... how can we know a component name/value if it is vertical? e.g. resistor that spans 2 holes. While soldering, V1 output was way easier to read/follow ... don't you think? What is missing is a nice connectivity checker. Something easy that highlights the path connected to the hole you wich to check. What is way better in v3: selection/moving tools, speed, choose component by existing type names (e.g. DPDT, 3PDT etc...), cables as editable splines, Thank you! Andrea Hi,

I worked with DIYLC v3 for a while on my Linux machine, then had to switch back to v1 because v3 has some features that are very annoying.
First, let me tell you that the v3 is a very nice piece of software, with many options and is also much faster. My intent with this post is to give my “contribution”, not to destroy your (very good) job.

V1 is wonderful: very very very easy to use, minimal (that’s what we should expect), clear. Sure it had to be speeded up a bit, because some things really took too long. But that way… was the right way.

In V3 i think you lost the focus on what DIYLC was (is) loved for: easy to use. V3 is messed up with graphics, nice looking resistors, caps etc… but… they stretch when we resize them (?!?!). V1 didn’t do that, a resistor has “standard” size and that size remains even if the resistor spans over 7 holes. Was it really necessary to give the ability to set component size by hand? Why not giving standard sizes (as it was on V1) maybe depending on voltage/power rating? Specifiying sizes by hand should be made a customization, rather than the standard? e.g. resistors:
blue–>1%, beige–>5%,
1/4W, 1/2W –> fixed size: 8mm x 2 mm
1W –> …
5W –> …
+ “Use custom size” –> if checked the user inserts the size he wants to use.

When printing a vero with V3… how can we know a component name/value if it is vertical? e.g. resistor that spans 2 holes. While soldering, V1 output was way easier to read/follow … don’t you think?

What is missing is a nice connectivity checker. Something easy that highlights the path connected to the hole you wich to check.

What is way better in v3: selection/moving tools, speed, choose component by existing type names (e.g. DPDT, 3PDT etc…), cables as editable splines,

Thank you!

Andrea

]]> By: Chris http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-8124 Chris Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:32:28 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-8124 Hey I've been using v.1 and when I load my projects into v.3 they won't print to correct size. Is this because I'm going from v.1 to v.3 or is it something I am overlooking? I am really loving the new version , if only I could figure this out. thanks Chris Hey
I’ve been using v.1 and when I load my projects into v.3 they won’t print to correct size.
Is this because I’m going from v.1 to v.3 or is it something I am overlooking?
I am really loving the new version , if only I could figure this out.

thanks
Chris

]]> By: Esteban http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-3004 Esteban Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:46:22 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-3004 Hi Bancika. Amazing job about the DIY Layout. I found a bug it´s quite anoying but at same time I found a solution, sometimes for no reason some parts are blocked and is impossible to select. Doesn´t matter if the block selects are unchecked. The solution is to go to the Edit Panel and make a "Select all". I saw that one of your task list is to make a submini amp, and I want to know if you have the socket component drawing, because I was doing by hand but is really hard to do in that way. Hi Bancika. Amazing job about the DIY Layout. I found a bug it´s quite anoying but at same time I found a solution, sometimes for no reason some parts are blocked and is impossible to select. Doesn´t matter if the block selects are unchecked. The solution is to go to the Edit Panel and make a “Select all”. I saw that one of your task list is to make a submini amp, and I want to know if you have the socket component drawing, because I was doing by hand but is really hard to do in that way.

]]> By: Bancika http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-2942 Bancika Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:34:21 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-2942 that will be supported that will be supported

]]> By: Owen http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-2941 Owen Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:32:20 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-2941 Hey, Can you make it so that it opens the 2.x files? Thanks, Owen Hey,
Can you make it so that it opens the 2.x files?

Thanks,
Owen

]]> By: David http://diy-fever.com/software/comment-page-4/#comment-2923 David Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:35:25 +0000 http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-2923 I don't know anything about XML, but I can probably write a perl script to munch a text file and scale the coordinates without too much trouble. Thanks explaining the work-around. I don’t know anything about XML, but I can probably write a perl script to munch a text file and scale the coordinates without too much trouble. Thanks explaining the work-around.

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