Re: gEDA-user: pick and place ?plugin?footprints.c? for

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 26, 2008, at 1:03 PM, Dave N6NZ wrote:

>
> Steven Michalske wrote:
>> I see two threads,
>>
>> One on how to add a plugin to gerbv to allow for pick and place auto
>> programming from gerbers.
>>
>> This could be done with or with out the help of an existing pick and
>> place file.
>>
>> The second thread is how to make PCB create consistent pick and place
>> data so that the auto fitter would not need to do a thing.
>
> Yes, there are two threads, closely related, since they target the  
> same
> machine for the same function.  And I'm sure that is confusing to  
> anyone
> trying to follow the conversation.  Thanks for noticing :)
>
> I think it is important to pursue both, and in fact I think
> PCB-to-seamless-PnP should be done first, for two reasons: 1) it is  
> the
> easier problem, and 2) it provides a gold standard to test the
> gerber->PnP program, which will of necessity be more heuristic based.
>
>>
>> Hardkrash
>>
>>
>> One question to little brother is what format should we use?  Is  
>> there
>> a standard you prefer?
>
> Yes, it's time for some customer input in the form of a file spec.
>
Engineers are not allowed to meet with the customers......  the sales  
team might be made to look bad!


> -dave
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