gEDA-user: PCB Short and solder bridge elements.

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

At work we have two elements that we use pretty extensively for  
making connections that are rarely configured.

The first element is basically a surface mount device such as a 0603  
but are shorted through the middle.  This is useful for filters that  
might need to be added later on and not needing a 0 Ohm resistor placed.
It is also useful for placing a sense resistor for current in dev  
boards, and only add the component when necessary.

The second element is basically a solder bridge.  This is two pads  
placed close together without solder mask in between.
This element I can make, it's relatively trivial

The first element on the other hand is harder.  I Want to have  
separate net names on each side of the element, and not have the  
connection checker declare the nets are shorted.
The workaround i currently use is to draw up using normal 0603 parts  
and after my design meets DRC and has no shorted nets, I go through  
and manually short the elements.
The dilemma here is that this is not error-proof, it also provides a  
dilemma when I accidently route a trace between pads on larger parts,  
think 2512.

What suggestions can you folks come up with,  is this something that  
we should build into PCB,  the ability for an element to have two  
pins electrically connected, but be separate nets.

Steve


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