Re: gEDA-user: Question about PCB

[9000 VAX <vax9000@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:37:39 +0100, Manfred Eggersdorf
<manfred.eggersdorf@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Excuse, if I ask simple questions...
> yes, I had a look into the manual, but I did not understand:
> 
> If I've got an area with pins, pads, lines, vias.... and want to fill
> the areas between the lines to reduce EMV - how can I do this?
> If I use the polygon/rectangular tool, I will procue a short cut,
> because all the area will be filled.
> What can I do?
> 
> The other question belongs to producing new Footprints - in SMD - in the
> case when I have to define pads with strange withs and  distances.
> If I want to generate a footprint - the old way should not be used - and
> the new way is bounded to the grid of the PCB tool.

The minimal grid is 0.1mil, and 0.1mm. I think it is enough for any
element generation.

vax, 9000

> So was the question: Is it possible to place elements directliy as x/y
> coordinates -parhaps als manual change in text-file?
> 
>