Re: gEDA-user: Interest in PCB footprint generation scripts?

[Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 11 May 2005 21:28, Darrell Harmon wrote:
>I am currently writing a set of python scripts to generate PCB
>footprints.  The idea behind what I am doing is to make it easy to
>create footprints for a project from the components datasheets
> quickly. I have it working for BGA parts so far, and will be adding
> QFP, SO, SOT, DIP, ...  Is there any interest in this?  If so, I
> will clean it up, write documentation and put it on my website. 
> Suggestions are welcome. The set of scripts will be licensed under
> the GPL, but there will be an exception so that the output will be
> public domain.
>
>Input to generate Xilinx FT256 BGA:
>
>type = "bga"
>pitch = 1mm
>silkwidth = 10 mils
>balldia = 0.4mm
>maskclear = 0.1mm
>polyclear = 6 mil
>silkboxwidth = 17mm
>silkboxheight = 17mm
>rows = 16
>cols = 16
>part = "FT256"
>
>I have attempted to design so that the input data is simple to
>understand and modify.  Notice how the mixed units are allowed.  The
>script converts automatically from inches, mils or mm.

Sounds like a usefull tool, and I would be interested in it.

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