Re: gEDA-user: modify footprint and update layout

[gene <carzrgr8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:
>> That is, modify a footprint in a library then have it get updated on all 
>> instances on the board - or at least be able to update a single 
>> instance.  Is this possible?  I found some older list messages 
>> addressing this and the answer was no.  Maybe the situation has improved?
> 
> No automatic way.
> 
> Manual way: load the new footprint into the buffer (through the
> library or file->load element).  Shift-click it over the old element,
> and it replaces the old element while retaining all its attributes
> (value, refdes, etc).

I will try that.  It occurred to me that I could also:
1. go to the schematic, delete the part.
2. run gsch2pcb which will delete the component.
3. return to the schematic and put the part back in (which will load the 
  new footprint)
4. run gsch2pcb again.

I think that any tracks already run will remain since PCB doesn't 
automatically remove them.

gene


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