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Re: gEDA-user: How to get pcb from gschem?


Dear all,

Indeed, i am a new one who starts on the gschem and pcb, would u give me some examples (there is only a LED example under the pcb which is so complicated to be understood), please? I hope i can understand the use of this pvb and gschem more through some simple examples, is that okay?

Could the schema (in gschem) must include the footprints attribute? if not, then how can i make them in pcb program?

Thanks a lot!
Rui







From: DJ Delorie <dj@delorie.com>
Reply-To: geda-user@seul.org
To: geda-user@seul.org
CC: geda-user@moria.seul.org
Subject: Re: gEDA-user: How to get pcb from gschem?
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:32:07 -0400

Are you doing the right steps?

First, you have to generate both a netlist and an initial pcb file
with gnetlist and/or gschem2pcb.

Then, open the new pcb file.  This will have all the right components
in it.

Now import the netlist, select a suitable layer, and generate the
ratlist.

Based on reading gschem2pcb, you should be able to edit the
schematics, rerun gschem2pcb, and have it update the pcb (well,
generated a merged one) - keeping the placements and traces you've
already done.  You just have to import the new netlist to validate the
net against the existing traces.

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