Re: gEDA-user: PCB: Connecting Nets by hand

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:31 AM, Samuel A. Falvo II wrote:
> PCB and I will just never see eye to eye, and that's the way it is, I 
> guess.

  Well, since you seem to have decided that this is the way things will 
be, I guess so.  Since I think your project is very cool, I've been 
trying to think of a way to offer to help you, but short of offering to 
do your whole layout for you (which I really don't have time to do) I 
haven't been able to come up with any ideas.

> And since I'm going into all-new territory with the actual production
> of a printed circuit board, I'm sure *that* will just be just dandy
> having to learn about Gerber files, Excellon drill files, etc.

  It's pretty painless.  A lot of that industry assumes that everyone 
automatically knows everything their first time through, with industry 
terminology and all (WTF is a "mouse bite"?? ;)) but it's really not 
too bad.

  But take that with a grain of salt, as it's coming from someone who 
finds PCB to be quick, easy, and incredibly flexible. ;)

             -Dave

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