X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=seznam.cz; h=Received:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-Id:References:Mime-Version:X-Mailer:Content-Type; b=C+QstLTaKXXlsWai2sQyCOzsjuZwtxweBgywhV4Epp2vmcJt65QNK6rhHfN+ER7ar ts5K/TCbJzIk/rn0BCthaQEs9oAmfGAiIpb+up8L72zDWXaPfNAQsgLkx1cbHdFK8Wx 56t6WaH8/xYWAx4qfd7p2/mAwzptTG590+dTqjs= From: "Vaclav Peroutka (vaclavpe AT seznam DOT cz) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB interface (ECAD vs. MCAD) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:37:10 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: References: <76520AC3-3E8D-4F80-A912-AB076DD8D0C6 AT icloud DOT com> <1670171546 DOT 913210 DOT 1436776811789 DOT JavaMail DOT yahoo AT mail DOT yahoo DOT com> <79456AAA-24A9-4300-900D-005ABBCFCBDA AT icloud DOT com> <60F3B5BC-EC05-41FE-BAF7-B2A14B4392EC AT icloud DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (szn-mime-2.0.4) X-Mailer: szn-ebox-4.4.281 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_121d32d777c9be0d03f2bc21=6aa5b07b-cb9c-51fa-b61b-ca52bdce6166_=" Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com --=_121d32d777c9be0d03f2bc21=6aa5b07b-cb9c-51fa-b61b-ca52bdce6166_= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > "> Good idea. All profesional flows start with "mechanical" design of PCB - > mounting holes, connectors, LEDs, switches etc. These footprints must not be > touched later. Then placement and layout of all non-mechanical components I like this a lot. Could we use a library that already exists to import dxf or something? Most of my projects for work do start this way. I do have some where the prototyping and etc are more important than a case. " I think that footprint position locking and "command line" positioning (ie. set the accurate position through some dialog window) would be enough for the first aid. --=_121d32d777c9be0d03f2bc21=6aa5b07b-cb9c-51fa-b61b-ca52bdce6166_= Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >
> Good idea. All profesional flows start with "mechanical" design of PCB -
> mounting holes, connectors, LEDs, switches etc. These footprints must not be
> touched later. Then placement and layout of all non-mechanical components

I like this a lot. Could we use a library that already exists to
import dxf or something? Most of my projects for work do start this
way. I do have some where the prototyping and etc are more important
than a case.


I think that footprint position locking and "command line" positioning (ie. set the accurate position through some dialog window) would be enough for the first aid.


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