Re: gEDA-user: Noob question on footprints

[John Luciani <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have started to name my newlib footprints using the naming
convention documented in:

 http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb/footprint-name-spec.pdf

I have a fair amount of the footprints renamed. 

My footprint collection is at 
  http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb/pcb-footprint-list.html

I do the following with footprints:

  1. Place all "production ready" newlib footprints 
     (or symlinks to footprints) in a single directory.

  2. To create a PCB:

     gsch2pcb --use-files --elements-dir PACKAGE_DIR

     where PACKAGE_DIR is the directory containing the
     "production ready" footprints.

(* jcl *)

On 7/27/05, Roland Roberts <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting a schematic exported appropriately for pcb.
> I'm trying to use gsch2pcb and having trouble with footprint
> specifications.  What I can't find in the tutorial is the footprint
> specification to use fo a number of parts---basic stuff like caps and
> diodes.
> 
> From the geda docs, I found footprint naming conventions, but I seem to
> have taken that out of context, because gsch2pcb sure doesn't do
> anything with it.
> 
> As an example, I have a cap where I set footprint=BRE200, but the cap is
> dropped by gsch2pcb.
> 
> Can someone give me some clues, cause I haven't got any :-/
> 
> TIA,
> 
> roland
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