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From: karl AT aspodata DOT se
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Star connection points in PCB?
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Peter Clifton:
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> Having explicit nets with an explicit "component" (sub-circuit)
> joining them is an easy way to transfer the information.
> The component might have a model showing the short (for simulation
> / connectivity checking), but with an attribute indicating a desire
> to preserve topology / not flatten that component into the netlist.
> IE. The layout tool sees this component left explicitly for it to fulfil.

We have had this discussion before:

  http://archives.seul.org/geda/user/Apr-2011/msg00041.html

A solution is:

 http://archives.seul.org/geda/user/Apr-2011/msg00123.html

which solves the gschem part, but not the pcb part.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

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