X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-help-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-help AT delorie DOT com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=yiOv62rx0BeidtcRBimKDn+yzpDuAsPFWTyVdwYLFtY=; b=Mp8a20qWYI5LLIIyOrCk5OAC/iPmgR8jDtgd5s2v3pL3LGgPI92bsY0VljYkmQRv/A mZJ3YF3Ufp122FUdNbTOyY8jig5NIYL2nATaovHYt1r9lFQN7nsMYF9kD/znEQQtrotu PDkveX2YzbTEdVsrhs8P79j65NUk5y1ljl+wuUY0NK1Yb54KqBAbjS9R7HaxCxTXubf6 HXwqMLfEnaHplRrsN5SYlQ5pIwAYJ+lib++gPPuwcBbtGePsXuFovH7wi5T/IRrJNBHA 5JNuGvJV5HU9SD9P+SyJkMBy/64De3wU5FpbsWmdcfR8mf/illkA8N4OuwKLoGFhK9Fh 1biQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.84.69 with SMTP id w5mr5088988wjy.0.1407940333561; Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:32:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53EB6C80.4060703@mochima.com> References: <CAONhAotuFyqAX13NSEVMBTWVR4362EDeEFrcSRG5DpY_yiz6YA AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <53EB6C80 DOT 4060703 AT mochima DOT com> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:32:13 +0200 Message-ID: <CAONhAot1YXFf=A3h-koHGQu-FBkd_P18AjvPU+8pKfPnHaF+NQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [geda-help] From: =?UTF-8?B?Q3PDoW55aSBQw6Fs?= <csanyipal AT gmail DOT com> To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id s7DEWI6w001150 Reply-To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-help AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Hi Carlos, 2014-08-13 15:47 GMT+02:00 Carlos Moreno <moreno+geda-help AT mochima DOT com>: > On 14-08-13 05:23 AM, Csányi Pál wrote: >> I'm a new user with gEDA. >> >> I want to create a simple project. >> I have created the schem file.sch and setup attributes of the >> elements, but footprints. >> >> In the geda-gsch2pcb_tutorial.html tutorial there is the following >> quoted sentence: >> >> 'For the resistors, add a footprint attribute and give it the value >> R025 which is the PCB m4 element for a 1/4 watt resistor.' >> >> So as a beginner I don't know from where is this information, that the >> footprint for this resistor could be the R025? >> >> I can't find the R025 footprint nowhere. >> I would like to to be explained more this information for newbies, like I >> am. > > > Hi Pal, > > Probably the manual includes this list explicitly. > > But you can certainly have an idea if you play with PCB independently. > > For example, run PCB Designer and go to the menu Window -> Library, > under pclib-newlib -> generic you find the names for many standard > components; if you click on them, you see the outline; and if you want > to be completely certain, you can click on the PCB area to place one of > the components, then you can measure and double check any details. > > In this sub-category, the filenames xxx.fp are shown; for some of the > other categories (for example, under pclib -> ~generic), it shows a > description and what seems to be an identifier code in square brackets; > I wonder if you would use this code inside the brackets when specifying > the footprint in the schematic editor? (maybe some of the more > experienced peers could clarify this?) > > Hope this helps, Yes, it helps very much. Should this explanation be in the tutorial ( that is mentioned in this thread ) too. -- Regards from Pal