Re: gEDA-user: PCB: problem with edge connector element

[9000 VAX <vax9000@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:32:46 -0800 (PST), John Luciani
<jcljr58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was able to run two traces to the edge connector on
> the component side and two on the solder side.
> 
> I did the following:
> 
> 1. I opened the schematic and changed the reference
>    from U? to U2
> 2. converted the sch to pcb
> 3. opened the file using pcb
> 4. loaded the net netlist
> 5. placed the parts and routed the traces.

Thank you for your response. After I read your email, I did some
experiment. I found that the U? and U2 difference was not the reason.
Only after I disabled "auto enforce DRC clearance", was I able to run
traces on the solder side of the edge connector.

have a nice day,
vax, 9000

> 
> (* jcl *)
> 
> 
> --- 9000 VAX <vax9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hi list,
> >   I am using pcb version Jan. 27, 2005 snapshot. I
> > met a problem when
> > trying to use edge connector element. I created the
> > edge connector
> > element, and everything looked fine from the ascii
> > file. The connector
> > has pads on both the component side and the solder
> > side. I place the
> > element on board, and the ratnests looked fine too.
> > Then I chose the
> > solder side, chose the line tool, and started to
> > draw a line, with the
> > starting point on one solder side pad. But It seemed
> > that the software
> > did not allow me to draw a line as described above.
> > I had no problem
> > to draw a line from the component side pad. I made a
> > test file with
> > only two small elements. Please take a look and let
> > me know how to
> > work around the problem. Thank you very much!
> >   file attached as a .zip file (4kB only), which
> > includes,
> >   1. TESTEDGE.sym   the schematic symbol
> >   2. testedge.sch    the schematic
> >   3. TESTEDGE     the new library style element file
> >   4. testedge.prj      project file for gsch2pcb
> >   5. testedge.net     netlist file generated by
> > gsch2pcb
> >   6. testedge.pcb    the pcb file
> > You might want to open testedge.pcb with pcb, then
> > try to draw a line
> > as I described. Thank you again!
> >
> > vax, 9000
> >
> 
> > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/zip name=testedge.zip
> 
>