Re: gEDA-user: next PCB release - 1.99za vs 4.0

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2010-09-10 at 22:48 +0200, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> Windell H. Oskay wrote:
> 
> > Wow. These screenshots are incredible.
> > 
> > Please excuse my naive question, but is this something that the rest of us
> > can expect to see in PCB someday?
> 
> I tried to use the 3D view for regular work a few moths ago (medium density, 
> 4-layer, analog layout). Turns out, it makes routing/placing more confusing 
> than pure 2D vertical view. It is difficult to tell the distance of objects 
> on different layers. After all, the physical screen is 2D an the layout 
> problem is almost 2D. 

Indeed.. I would have never imagined anyone trying to do actual layout /
routing in a non-head-up orientation. I find somehow the 2.5D / 3D view
is just enough to get the brain to imagine what the finished board will
look like, and that helps me sometimes.

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Peter Clifton

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