Re: gEDA-user: [pcb] Using psbloat - I've been hosed

[Dave N6NZ <n6nz@xxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:
>> So.... is there any way I can quickly get back to a filled rectangle for 
>> every pad?  Otherwise I'm going to abandon doing this out of PCB and do 
>> it the "right" way, which is to figure out a way to read the gerber.
> 
> Back to?  I don't recall it ever being that way.  PCB uses filled
> rectangles when the pads are square, and lines for all other pads.

Yup.  It used to -- although it may have been a pretty ancient version, 
I'll admit that.

> 
> You could write a HID just to export the paste layer "your way" ;-)

Yes, well, I've considered that.  But the bottom line is I really should 
be processing a gerber file for this information, so if I'm going to do 
a specialized exporter, I'm more inclined to put it in the correct place 
in the tool flow.

> 
> Also, if you look in hid/ps/ps.c's ps_draw_line(), you'll see a
> commented-out piece of code that redirects square paste lines to
> fill_rect so that ps_fill_rect can "outline" them.  Maybe you could
> enable that code?
Yes, that kind of quick hack is what I need for tonight.

> 
>> Anyway... we *really* need a rational paste layer in pcb.
> 
> Yup.

BTW -- there is a place in Alabama that is going to be doing SMT 
assembly in small volumes targeting prototyping and hobbyists.

http://lilbro.mosquito.net.nz/index.html

Single sided, no BGA (well, no inspection or guarantee's on BGA to be 
more precise).  I've exchanged a few e-mails with he guy.  He sounds 
quite interested in getting us the information we would need to create a 
smooth path into his equipment.  His is a no-stencil process -- not sure 
what he needs to drive it -- I'm assuming X/Y/picoliters or such.

-dave


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