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Date:	Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:12:42 -0800
From:	Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] PCB: place via using action?
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On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:04:13 +0000
Chris Smith <cjs94 AT zepler DOT net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Is it possible to place a via using an action rather than the
> mouse?  I have a number of vias I need to place at the same
> relative offset to different pads.  At the moment I'm marking
> (Ctrl-M) each pad and placing a via with the mouse at the correct
> offset, which is somewhat laborious. Ideally I'd like to mark the
> pad then do something like
> 
> :PlaceVia(CurrentMark, +x, +y)
> 
> I've searched the documented actions but, unless I've missed
> something, I can't see anything suitable.

This sort of feature would be REALLY helpful for me in designing
footprints, if it were more general, such as allowing me to request
a surface-mount pad be placed at a certain location.

I'm often torn between using the pcb GUI to draw footprints or
making the footprint by hand in the .fp file format.  I think the
GUI should be more helpful in allowing the user to be VERY SPECIFIC
when drawing a footprint, thus arriving at a solution with the best
of the GUI and the best of the direct-input text file format.

Regards,
Colin

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