Comment 12 for bug 1460460

The "grid origin" is not the same as the "origin for drill and place
files" which is what I believe you are referring to. You want to use
the "origin for drill and place files". Actually this is the origin
used for all plotting and fabrication outputs. The set "grid origin"
hotkey is 'v' which may be what you are experiencing. This happens to
me frequently. The red target is the indicator for "origin for drill
and place files" and the grey target is the indicator for the "grid
origin". Both origins can be the same point but they don't have to be.
This allows for flexibility when using the grid for footprint placement.

On 11/11/2016 2:41 AM, Omer bayram wrote:
> The same wish here as well. @evan-schulz seems to define the problem
> nicely.
>
> If the board is mating with a mechanical part, footprint placement with
> coordinates is a must.
>
> I have just started using KiCAD, and I'm a long time Altium User. I'm
> loving the KiCAD experience so far. It's very elegantly designed, simple
> and easy to use. I believe I'll stay being a user for long time.
>
> User defined origin selection is definitely very important. When the PCB
> needs to match with a mechanical design, you need to place a lot of
> footprints and vias with exact coordinates. Having the origin at the
> edge of the board (or at the center for circular boards) is a huge help.
> Most of the time, you want the origin of the mechanical design and the
> PCB design to be same, so that you can easily see placement coordinates
> for footprints and vias.
>
> I thought "Grid Origin" button, at the right-hand side toolbar in
> Pcbnew, does user defined origin, but it doesn't seem to be doing
> anything. Maybe a button similar to this can define a user defined
> origin. Then all absolute coordinates will be relative to this new user
> defined origin.
>