RE: [OT] gEDA: Patches for PCB automake/autoconf system

["Timmerman, LJH" <bert_dot_timmerman-at-NOSPAMcorusgroup_dot_com>]

Hi Steve,

Q: Are we going to conform to the "IPC-7351 Naming convention for
Landpatterns" ?.


To throw in my EUR 0.02 and FWIW, I've started writing a pcb2dxf tool and
will try to continue with a dxf2pcb, gschem2dxf and/or dxf2gschem tool.

The tools would be command-line driven (just like gnetlist), no fancy GUI
planned and written in as plain as possible C (GPL'ed).

By means of DXF, g.a.f. would obtain portability to AutoCAD(tm) and/or other
(mechanical) CAD programs, and g.a.f. would be able to design the mechanical
aspects of the PCB/PCA as well.

What I intend to end up with (long term goal, as in "I have a dream") is a
pcb2wrl (VRML-2.0) tool for viewing the PCB with components in 3D view
and/or geometrically extracted footprints (to check for mechanical
constraints and WYSIWYG).

I think there are VRML viewers allready out there, so no GUI planned as
well.

pcb2dxf and a lib with dxf routines are about 30% ready (I have to guess
here because I have limited time resources, about 6 hours of
coding/debugging per week, so I will not release anything on the list in the
near future ... 2004).

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.


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In a world without walls and fences, who would need windows and gates ;-)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Meier [mailto:smeier@AlchemyResearch.com]
Sent: donderdag 21 oktober 2004 16:24
To: geda-dev@seul.org
Subject: Re: gEDA: Patches for PCB automake/autoconf system


This is my intention... to produce a library of land patterns for pcb 
with matching symbols for gaf and eventually for spice or other simulators.

Steve Meier




Dan McMahill wrote:

>However, I'd probably like to just remove that footprint builder
>unless someone else feels very strongly.  I think the QFP footprints
>in the ~geda library have been checked out more carefully and
>thats where I'd rather put the effort in improving the library.
>
>Comments anyone?
>  
>