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From: "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] how to pass extra attributes from gschem to pcb,
 attibutes on nets
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Think attributes on nets are missing. Is needed for trace width and to assign voltage class to implement clearance values between nets.


> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 5:29 AM Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Britton,
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Sep 2020, Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via
> > geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> > > I know how to attach attributes in gschem and pcb (e.g. in pcb by
> > > selecting element then doing :Attributes(Element)).  Is there a way to
> > > set an attributes in gschem st File->Import Schematics in pcb will
> > > automatically produce an element with an Attribute line (e.g.
> > > Attribute("in_current_build" "no")) like what the pcb
> > > :Attributes(Element) command produces?
> >
> > there is no explicit way to do this, but you can edit the list of exported
> > attributes in the `pcbfwd' backend to include arbitrary attribute names.
> >
> > By default, the following attributes are exported to PCB:
> >    - device
> >    - manufacturer
> >    - manufacturer_part_number
> >    - vendor
> >    - vendor_part_number
> 
> How would people feeling about adding something like misc or
> user_attribute_string (or something) to the list?  It
> seems wrong to stuff misc. items in these specifically names things,
> and a single user-supplied string would work
> for my case at least.
> 
> Britton