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

[mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu]

you may want to look at:

http://www-mtl.mit.edu/~mcmahill/PCB/gEDA-PCB.html

but note that everywhere where it says 'uref' you should use 'refdes'


-Dan


On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Rui Cheang wrote:

> 
> 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
> 
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> 
> 
> >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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