X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 05:09:08 +0100 (CET) X-X-Sender: igor2 AT igor2priv To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Debug: to=geda-user AT delorie DOT com from="gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu" From: gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu Subject: [geda-user] [user] public offer - we could interpoterate with YOUR favorite software Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Hi all, this is especially for users; users of _any_ EDA tool. Any EDA tool is in the game: free, non-free, *NIX, OSX, Windows, C64. I am offering to build new bridges between pcb-rnd and your favorite EDA tool if you are willing to do a minimal amount of user contribution. This is how it works with a schematics -> pcb flow in 6 easy steps: 1. take your whatever tool that is capable of making schematics 2. make a small, simple schematics (e.g. blinking LED); make sure to set all footprints (must) and resistor/capacitor values (optional) and maybe net names (optional) 3. the "input pack": make a screenshot and export in all formats the tool supports. Pack up these files and send me the pack. Make sure to not include secrets: we need to be able to distribute your pack. 4. if I find any of the export formats feasible, the import plugin will appear in pcb-rnd trunk/ usually within days. 5. please test the result by editing your schematics a few times and doing the flow to a fresh compilation of pcb-rnd 6. Optional: maybe write a blog entry, a writeup, a tutorial about how it works in the practice so it becomes useful for others. A similar approach would work with external autorouters, any sort of netlist-processor software or even with other PCB editors - only some technical details of step 1..3 differ (and the cost of implementation - anything that requires import/export of copper geometry will tend to cost a magitude more so it will take longer time). The above was about the "something -> pcb-rnd" ("import") bridges, but we can probably work out the step details for "export" bridges too. Regards, Igor2