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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 08:07:33 -0800
From: Larry Doolittle <ldoolitt AT recycle DOT lbl DOT gov>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] IPC-D-356 netlist format
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Roy -

On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 09:11:17AM -0600, Roy McKay wrote:
>    Does anyone have a script that can translate gschem netlist to
> IPC-D-356 format?  The board house demands the IPC netlist for
> electrical testing of my board.  And yes they can generate it from
> the Gerbers, but a netlist from the source serves as a check.

The IPC-D-356 file should be generated from PCB, not gschem.
The file needs to have coordinates of the component pads, not
just abstract connectivity.

  - Larry