Re: gEDA-user: geda-user Digest, Vol 41, Issue 55

[Mike Bushroe <mbushroe@xxxxxxxxx>]

   Thanks for the reply. I will try the suggestions. I have gotten many
   footprints from [1]gedasymbols.org,  and I think I have been  on
   lucian, too. One question is what folder to download the new foot
   prints too so that gsch2pcb and pcb can find them. I will look into
   the idea of keeping a directory of sym links just for a project. That
   would help with simpler names, too.
   Mike B
   On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 11:48 -0700, Mike Bushroe wrote:

     >       Is there any plan to add a footprint library to gschem
     similar to
     >    the component library, or the foot print library function in
     pcb?
     >    Mike
     >
     This was discussed a lot on this mailing list -- you may search the
     archives.
     One "problem" is, that gschem is not PCB centric. gschem -> PCB is
     one
     workflow, among many others, i.e. spice.
     A PCB footprint browser or previewer for gschem may not hurt, but
     there
     will not be too much benefit. For people familiar with gEDA/PCB
     finding
     footprints is no problem. (Checking that footprints fit to parts is
     much
     more work -- making printout of layout and putting parts on
     footprints.)
     You may try something like
     stefan@AMD64-X2 ~ $ locate -i qfp |grep 64
     If unsure, load footprint in PCB for inspection.
     And see
     [2]http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb/pcb-footprint-list.html
     and
     [3]http://www.gedasymbols.org/

References

   1. http://gedasymbols.org/
   2. http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb/pcb-footprint-list.html
   3. http://www.gedasymbols.org/


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