Re: gEDA-user: I need to open and print a PCB created in ExpressPCB:What are my options?

["Jeremy Pedersen" <ubernerd.jeremy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I must have meant auto-place, which is a feature I have yet to try.

Right. So the toner transfer method sounds like the one I ought to try. Is it fairly accurate for two sided boards? I'm assuming you guys mostly make two sided boards, so I suppose that's a yes, but I thought I'd ask anyway. And while I'm thinking of it: how do you drill accurate 1mm holes? A drill press? If that's how it needs to be done, I happen to live next to a machine shop, so I can probably ask them to drill the holes.

Ok. Judging by the responses I've received so far, it wouldn't be terribly tedious to create my own footprints. I guess I'll have to make my own for several of the components involved. Speaking of which: when I edit component attributes while making schematics (I was trying out gEDA this weekend) I noticed that the footprint attribute has to be edited "by hand" (as far as I know, anyway). For instance, if I need a PCB outline for a resistor, I need to set footprint to R025. Wouldn't it be easier to have a menu one could select footprints from? Along those lines, if I want to see what footprints are available by default, can I look at them in PCB or gerbv? If so, where are they (I should probably RTFM, but you guys have been really great, so I'll ask :-D).

Thanks,
Jeremy

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