Re: gEDA-user: PCB - how to update elements/components on a PCB

["John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

You may be able to save yourself a little time using EMACS (another advantage of
ASCII file formats).

If you are changing *ALL* of the bf_SOT23 footprints then replace the string
bf_SOT23 with a string that is not a legimate footprint name. Run gsch2pcb
and the original bf_SOT23 footprints will be removed and the new ones will be
in the .new file. You will still have to manually place the parts and cleanup
copper but refdes and value will be correct.

NB: make a backup copy prior to editing!

(* jcl *)

On 4/6/06, David Rowe <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a PCB design that uses 5 SOT-23 elements.  The original SOT-23
> element is stored as a text file bf_SOT23:
>
> [david@solomon hardware-0.2]$ more pkg/newlib/bf_SOT23
>
> Element["" "bf_SOT23" "" "" 206000 121000 0 0 0 100 ""]
> (
>         Pad[-3500 3500 -3500 5500 3900 3000 6900 "1" "1" "square,edge2"]
>         Pad[3500 3500 3500 5500 3900 3000 6900 "2" "2" "square,edge2"]
>         Pad[0 -5500 0 -3000 3900 3000 6900 "3" "3" "square"]
>         ElementLine [-6500 -8500 -6500 8248 1000]
>         ElementLine [6500 -8500 -6500 -8500 1000]
>         ElementLine [6500 8500 6500 -8248 1000]
>         ElementLine [-6500 8500 6500 8500 1000]
>
>         )
>
> Now if I change this element, is there any way to make PCB automatically
> update the 5 components I have placed on the PCB using this element?  I
> would like to preserve the component designator, value, orientation etc.
>
> Currently I am manually loading up the element using "File-load element
> to paste buffer" then manually replacing the 5 components and entering
> the designator/value.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
>
>


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