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From: Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk AT familieknaak DOT de>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB interface (ECAD vs. MCAD)
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 01:56:34 +0200
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Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:

>  Could we use a library that already exists to
> import dxf or something?

My library of footprints at gedasymbols contains a few aluminum boxes 
by Hammond. I derived them from the STEP models with this tool chain:

1) import STEP to varicad. 
2) make a 2D view and export to PDF
3) convert the PDF to EPS with pdftops
4) convert the EPS to *.pcb with pstoedit
5) import to pcb with file->import_layout_to_buffer
6) move the tracks done by pstoedit to the silk layer
7) copy the lines to buffer
8) selection->convert_buffer_to_element
9) paste the buffer on the canvas
10) Add a name to the footprint: move the mouse over the footprint, 
type "n"
11) file_save_as
12) use an awk script to
       * set the width of silk lines to my preferred value
       * set name, value and description all to the same string
       * extract the footprint to a *.fp file
    These steps can of course also be done manually. But I find the 
    awk script quite convenient.

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