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Linux SDL/ImGui edition software for viewing .brd files, intended as a drop-in replacement for the "Test_Link" software and "Landrex".

Walkthrough of OpenBoardView R7.2

Demo Video

Common net pin halo

Part searching

Features

  • Annotations (per board database file)
  • Part and pin sizes better represented
  • Better outlining of irregular objects (such as connectors)
  • Drag and drop
  • Recently used file history
  • Non-orthagonally orientated caps/resistors/diodes now drawn more realistically
  • Adjustable DPI (for working on 2K/4K screens)
  • Works with multiple concurrent instances

TODO

  • Decode more board formats
  • Compound project/file format

Prerequisites

For Ubuntu developers, you'll need the following packages at a minium;

$ apt-get install git build-essential cmake libsdl2-dev libgtk-3-dev

Installation

  1. Clone the project

    $ git clone --recursive 'https://github.com/OpenBoardView/OpenBoardView'

  2. Build it

    $ ./build.sh

  3. Run it!

    $ ./bin/openboardview ...or... $ ./openboardview.sh

Usage

  • Ctrl-O: Open file select dialog

  • w/a/s/d: pan viewport over board

  • x: Reset zoom and center

  • Mouse scroll, -/=: Zoom out/in

  • Mouse click-hold-drag, Numeric pad up/down/left/right: pan viewport over board

  • Numeric pad +/-: zoom board

  • Numeric pad 5: Reset zoom and center

  • Space, Middle mouse click: Flip board

  • R/./Numpad-Del: Rotate clockwise

  • ,/Numpad-Ins: Rotate counter-clockwise

  • /, Ctrl-F: Search

  • ESC: Clear search results and selected parts

  • p: Toggle pin display

  • m: Mirror board across Y-axis

  • L: Show net list

  • K: Show part list

Discussion

IRC Freenode channel: #openboardview

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