Re: gEDA-user: Change footprints on finished PCB

[Gareth Edwards <gareth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

2009/11/27 Torsten Wagner <torsten.wagner@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I just had to change some footprints for a nearly finished pcb (some
> parts was tricky to order from resellers in small quantities).
> I used gattrib which allowed me to change the footprints very easily.
> After running gsch2pcb, I noticed that all old footprints was removed
> from the pcb and I had to load the new footprints into the pcb.
> However, the came as a single big bloob and it took me a lot of time
> to rearrange them to the nearly old positions.
>
> I am just wondering whether there is a method to replace old
> footprints without loosing the previous position. E.g., if you change
> a SMD part from 0402 to 0603 it is often the case, that there is
> enough space on the PCB and the bigger pads only need slightly
> modifications of the routing. Thus, it would be nice if the footprints
> just get replaced but position and orientation should be kept.

did you see this?

http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_tips#how_do_i_update_a_footprint_in_my_layout

Cheers
Gareth


_______________________________________________
geda-user mailing list
geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user