Re: gEDA-user: gEDA schematic footprints

[Mark Rages <markrages@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 19:20 +0200, kai-martin knaak wrote:
>> blueeagle2@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> > I was going through the gEDA tutorial and though it lists footprints for
>> > the tutorial, it does not say how I would determine what footprints to use
>> > for other components.
>>
>> You just hit a major weakness of the geda-pcb work-flow. There is not much
>> in the tools to aid the selection.
>
> This is true, but we should say that this is in first order a problem
> for beginners. I can remember that I struggled with a few footprints for
> my first board, I think the problem was about mixing m4 footprints with
> parameters and newlib footprints. But this is really a minor problem if
> one has some experience. Much more difficult is to ensure that all your
> footprints on your PCB board really match with your devices. One has to
> do a printout of the PCB board and place all devices on it. Next time,
> when you order parts from a different company, you may get other shapes
> again... And one has to consider the soldering process, i.e. hand
> soldering may need extended pads for DFN devices.
>

gschem->pcb is farther to the right on Kathy Sierra's graphic than any
other software I regularly use:

http://headrush.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/06/kickasscurvetwo.jpg

Just hang in there, it makes more sense eventually.

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail
-- 
Mark Rages, Engineer
Midwest Telecine LLC
markrages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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