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Hmm. I could get used to these parametric footprints. Good work!
In the library display for parametric footprints, could you list the
required parameters between the parentheses?
ie. connector() -> connector(pins, rows, pitch, etc...)
On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 6:01 AM, <gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu> wrote:
> Hello PCB users,
>
> I'm proud to announce the release of pcb-rnd 1.0.1, available at
> http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd/releases
>
> pcb-rnd is a PCB fork offering a collection of random feature
> patches. The flagship features are:
>
> - internal connections in footprints
>
> - (explicitly flagged) elements on the pcb that are not part
> of the schematics - they don't cause shorts and gsch2pcb-rnd
> doesn't remove them. Useful for smd 0 ohm resistors placed because
> of routing.
>
> - enhanced display of short circuits using the minimal cut algorithm
>
> - parametric footprints: footprints generated on the fly; generators
> written in any programming language (no more hardwired m4 dependency)
>
> A full list of features, their description, screenshots and examples
> can be found at http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd
>
> Feedback, suggestions and especially testing are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Igor2
>
>
> **** Detailed release notes of the new version ****
>
> pcb-rnd 1.0.1
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> There are two major changes for release 1.0.1:
> 1. autotools replaced with scconfig
> 2. rework of the footprint infrastructure
>
> Other changes are minor bug fixes.
>
> 1. Scconfig
>
> Autotools is big, slow, hard to maintain and often fails badly
> on any non-mainstream system. Scconfig is small, simple, and fast.
> It supports many systems. It may still fail on some exotic systems,
> but at least it's much easier to fix it when it fails.
>
> 2. Footprint infrastructure rework
>
> Pcb-rnd features new mini-library written in C. It is responsible for
> searching and loading footprints. Search is done on a simple search
> path - a lot of heuristics based on base directories and library names
> are removed in favor of the flat list of paths. Both pcb-rnd and
> gsch2pcb-rnd uses the same code so their footprint search mechanism
> always match.
>
> Generated footprints are not m4-specific anymore. A lot of code has been
> removed from both pcb-rnd and gsch2pcb-rnd. Now they both call external
> programs using the shell to generate the footprint, without assuming they
> are written in m4.
>
> The syntax of generated footprints changed: if a footprint name
> (footprint gschem attribute) contains parenthesis, it is to be generated,
> else it's just the name of a file footprint.
>
> New default footprint library shipped with pcb-rnd. Newlib/ and lib/
> has been removed in favor of pcblib/, which is a minimalistic footprint
> library containing essential footprints only. Most footprints are imported
> from Newlib (geda/) and some from openhw on repo.hu.
>
>
>
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Jason White
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hmm. I could get used to these parametric footpr=
ints. Good work! <br><br></div>In the library display for parametric footpr=
ints, could you list the required parameters between the parentheses?<br><b=
r></div>ie. connector() -> connector(pins, rows, pitch, etc...)<br></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 25, =
2015 at 6:01 AM, <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gedau AT igor2 DOT repo.=
hu" target=3D"_blank">gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">Hello PCB users,<br>
<br>
I'm proud to announce the release of pcb-rnd 1.0.1, available at<br>
<a href=3D"http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd/releases" rel=3D"noreferrer" tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd/releases</a><br>
<br>
pcb-rnd is a PCB fork offering a collection of random feature<br>
patches. The flagship features are:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0- internal connections in footprints<br>
<br>
=C2=A0- (explicitly flagged) elements on the pcb that are not part<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0of the schematics - they don't cause shorts and gsch2pcb-r=
nd<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0doesn't remove them. Useful for smd 0 ohm resistors placed=
because<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0of routing.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0- enhanced display of short circuits using the minimal cut algorithm<=
br>
<br>
=C2=A0- parametric footprints: footprints generated on the fly; generators<=
br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0written in any programming language (no more hardwired m4 depe=
ndency)<br>
<br>
A full list of features, their description, screenshots and examples<br>
can be found at <a href=3D"http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd" rel=3D"noreferr=
er" target=3D"_blank">http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd</a><br>
<br>
Feedback, suggestions and especially testing are welcome.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Igor2<br>
<br>
<br>
**** Detailed release notes of the new version ****<br>
<br>
pcb-rnd 1.0.1<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
There are two major changes for release 1.0.1:<br>
=C2=A01. autotools replaced with scconfig<br>
=C2=A02. rework of the footprint infrastructure<br>
<br>
Other changes are minor bug fixes.<br>
<br>
1. Scconfig<br>
<br>
Autotools is big, slow, hard to maintain and often fails badly<br>
on any non-mainstream system. Scconfig is small, simple, and fast.<br>
It supports many systems. It may still fail on some exotic systems,<br>
but at least it's much easier to fix it when it fails.<br>
<br>
2. Footprint infrastructure rework<br>
<br>
Pcb-rnd features new mini-library written in C. It is responsible for<br>
searching and loading footprints. Search is done on a simple search<br>
path - a lot of heuristics based on base directories and library names<br>
are removed in favor of the flat list of paths. Both pcb-rnd and<br>
gsch2pcb-rnd uses the same code so their footprint search mechanism<br>
always match.<br>
<br>
Generated footprints are not m4-specific anymore. A lot of code has been<br=
>
removed from both pcb-rnd and gsch2pcb-rnd. Now they both call external<br>
programs using the shell to generate the footprint, without assuming they<b=
r>
are written in m4.<br>
<br>
The syntax of generated footprints changed: if a footprint name<br>
(footprint gschem attribute) contains parenthesis, it is to be generated,<b=
r>
else it's just the name of a file footprint.<br>
<br>
New default footprint library shipped with pcb-rnd. Newlib/ and lib/<br>
has been removed in favor of pcblib/, which is a minimalistic footprint<br>
library containing essential footprints only. Most footprints are imported<=
br>
from Newlib (geda/) and some from openhw on <a href=3D"http://repo.hu" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">repo.hu</a>.<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature">Jason White</div>
</div>
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