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> > A BOM generator which automatically heavify symbols with ordering
> > information is what I ultimately want to write. Of course there have
> > to be a database with values to pick from.
> 
> Keith and I recently put something like this together for Altus Metrum.
> 
> We now, by default, only set three attributes on a part: 'device',
> 'footprint', and 'value'.  We have a "preferred parts" database that's
> just a tab-separated-values flat file, and a couple awk scripts that
> take the attributes for each part in a csv file, use the triplet above
> to index into the database, and fill in any missing attributes.
> 
> This means that for almost all parts, we only have one place to update
> when we change manufacturer part data or vendor info for our 'preferred
> parts', yet we can override any attribute we need to on a per-design
> basis. ...

In particular there will be no need to update schematic then there are no changes to schematic.

This is particularly useful if there is a need for distributor part number.


Nicklas Karlsson