Re: gEDA-user: Alternative subparts

[Stephan Boettcher <boettcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave N6NZ <n6nz@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> Karl Hammar wrote:
>> n6nz@xxxxxxxx:
>>> Karl Hammar wrote:
>>>> Is there a way to organize alternative subparts in a project, e.g.
>>>> a cpu-card for one user will have one kind a bus-connector and for 
>>>> another user another bus-connector, but still maintanable as one 
>>>> project?
>>> Sure.  Put the variable parts on different sheets. Then use a different 
>>> project file when you net list.
>>>
>>> Like this:
>>> customer a: commonsheet01, commonsheet02, customerA_connector_sheet
>>> customer b: commonsheet01, commonsheet02, customerB_connector_sheet
>> 
>> Ok, with that you can share shematics, but that is only the first half
>> of a solution.
>> 
>> But what if I wanted to share part of the pcb design also?
>
> There isn't a good solution for that.  

For my rigid-flex board I once expressed some need for more than one
pair of surface layers.  Those, plus some games with layer groups, could
be used to accomodate both customers in one design file.  But stil that
will be a bit of abuse of the tool, with an error-prone export
procedure.

Stephan


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