X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-TMN: [yWLV98RhptkBaERxCuYL6wnZFycgkkDn] X-Originating-Email: [vuokko AT msn DOT com] Message-ID: From: "Hannu Vuolasaho (vuokko AT msn DOT com)" To: "geda-user AT delorie DOT com" Subject: RE: [geda-user] Using gerbv for assisting manual placement tasks Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 09:11:07 +0300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <1431386490.2980.28.camel@cam.ac.uk> References: <1431386490 DOT 2980 DOT 28 DOT camel AT cam DOT ac DOT uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 May 2015 06:11:07.0798 (UTC) FILETIME=[6F7B1360:01D08C7A] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id t4C6BEno004784 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk ---------------------------------------- > Subject: [geda-user] Using gerbv for assisting manual placement tasks > From: pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk > To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com > Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 00:21:30 +0100 > > Hi All, > > SO, I spent a couple of hours bashing out some proof of concept (get me > working ASAP) code that extends gerbv to manage lists of parts for > placement. The results were very gratifying, and I think it is worth > cleaning this feature up to make it more polished. > > I'm planning (with time), to extend functionality to allow saving out of > the placed/unplaced status, and perhaps adding comments fields to > document the "stuffed 100K || 100K in place of called out 50k" etc... > > > With the initial kludge code, my SMT placement productivity jumped from > ~0, to fairly high. > > Anyone else think this might be useful to them... > Anyone already have a better solution? This is probably best feature since postscript output from PCB. Until now I had printed board and BOM and used pen to cross the footprint and write date and time to BOM when I have soldered component. So yes I have solution but I like your solution much more. Best regards, Hannu Vuolasaho