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On 13 Jul 2015, at 15:49, Ouabache Designworks (z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 2:01 AM, Chris Smith (space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
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>> That’s my point.  If you ignore the modern 3D MCAD stuff and look at a simple 2D draughting package, like QCad, then PCB layout is just that plus electrical semantics — relationships between objects and layers.
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> And schematic capture is a single layer PCB with minimal widths and thickness where  lines crossing at right angles do not connect. So we start with a common graphics drawing program and add a schematic module or a PCB module or a autoroute module  or a 3-D module all on a common base. I'm surprised that no one has applied autorouting to schematic capture, That would really be usefull.

I see where you’re coming from, but I’m not sure I’m ready to agree yet.  In technical, code terms, yes, but conceptually a schematic is a lot more abstract.

>  draughting?? Is that British for drafting?

Sorry, yes.  Probably a bit outmoded now though… :)

Regards,
Chris
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Chris Smith <space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com>