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On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 4:25 AM, Mitch Davis
(mjd+geda-user AT hackvana DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]
<geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> Hi Spacefalcon,
>
> (still OT)
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Spacefalcon the Outlaw
> <falcon AT ivan DOT harhan DOT org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> deal with the nasty proprietary EDA tools out of necessity rather than
>> choice.
>>
>> needs to be done in PADS, because [gEDA] does not
>> currently support blind and buried vias
>
>
> There's a flaw in your logic (false dichotomy): Saying that it has to be
> done in PADS because gEDA can't do what you want, doesn't allow for options
> which are open source, but will do what you want.
>
> FWIW, KiCad supports blind and buried vias (and plated slots), and is open
> source.  And it also has a mode where you can set the background to be an
> image, which you can then trace over when laying out the board.  That image
> could be a bitmap of a board done in another tool.  It's a useful tool when
> recovering designs done in older proprietary software.  (Curiously enough,
> the Openmoko team, and in particular, Wolfgang Spraul, were quite keen on
> KiCad)

If you are going to do that just print the schematic as ps and then
use pstoedit to convert it to pcb format. I have used this in the past
for simple things.

> Mitch.



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