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Re: gEDA-user: Component placement in PCB
Yes make the PCB work area larger then the board. The extra area is
usefull for organizing parts and rotating them after the board area
becomes dense. After you have finshed routing then reduce the PCB are to
the size required for the board.
Steve Meier
Daniel Nilsson wrote:
Hi All,
I noticed in the archives that there had been a discussion a few
months ago regarding component placement in PCB, this was before I was
subscribed to the list though.
Following up on this topic, I wondered while I was working on the last
couple designs in PCB if it is somehow possible to allow placing
components outside the board outline temporarily ? At work, this is
how most of our (Allegro) CAD engineers seems to prefer working. Bring
in the discretes and line them up outside the board outline, then
bring them in one at a time. This methd works well for decoupling caps
for example.
Would it be possible to support this mode of working in PCB as well ?
On dense designs, it makes sense to me at least.
Thanks