Re: gEDA-user: Mirrored headers: how do I define the footprints ?

[Charles Lepple <clepple@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:12:14 -0500, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I was going to make the prototype boards single sided.  Does this still
> > work with a single sided layout or does pcb leave the tracks on the
> > "right" side even though the component is on the other side ?
> 
> If they're through-pins, yes.  PCB will flash a pad on both sides of
> the board (it does this for all pins), you can just ignore the "other"
> side.  Try it and see.  You might not get your silkscreen though.

If you ever have a question as to what will happen in the PCB Gerber
file output, it never hurts to plot the board and load the files into
a Gerber viewer[*]. IMHO, the earlier you get acquainted with a Gerber
viewer, the better-- it's much easier to spot problems when there are
only a handful of components on the board.

[*] such as http://gerbv.sf.net

It can be a little less user-friendly than gerbv at times, but
4pcb.com's FreeDFM service will show you how their software interprets
the board files.

-- 
- Charles Lepple