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> >>> To repeat my previous question: what's so hard about getting pcb to
> >>> understand a circuit from a netlist?  This would allow a variety of
> >>> custom "schematic alterations" that cannot happen if gPCB reads the
> >>> schematic directly.
> >> Since pcb *does* read netlists as part of its normal import, I guess
> >> the answer is "it's not hard".  It imports other information too,
> >> though, like footprint selections.
> >>
> >> It sounds like your problem isn't getting pcb to understand a netlist,
> >> it's getting the tools to emit the right netlist.
> > The pcb NEEDS and USES a netlist .. it's usually appended to the pcb
> > file... what's the issue?!
> 
> Perhaps I'm confused.  I thought I had read that the netlist import was
> deprecated, and that the proper way of importing the netlist was through
> PCB:File/Import Schematics.  If netlist import is still equally valid,
> then please accept my apology for the needless noise.

As far as I understand import schematics load both netlist and make sure list of footprints match the schematic?

Load layout and element to buffer probably belong better under the buffer. gsch2pcb or gnetlist may be used to output a file of which layout/footprints need to be added to pcb file and the netlist.

Different input paths is a little bit confusing and some kind of grouping might be useful but I can't figure out anything good.


Nicklas Karlsson