I'll suggest some items here as a don't have the writing ability to correctly integrate them into the wiki page. Things I'd like to see:
* Improved support for transmission lines (impedance controlled dimensions, slotlines, coplanar waveguides, differential lines, mitred bends, etc.). For an overview and detailed coverage have a look at [1, 2]. * Thermals on pads (or traces which can connect to ground plans with out a via an thermal). Blind/buried vias. * Complex pads and elements (closed polylines, grouped screen clearance, plated slots, textured screen, etc.). Transformable references to embedded/external elements. Having worked on a footprint creation tool [3], I realised that the issue is more to do with a lack of easily modifiable template library then the quality of the design tool. Also the huge issue with not being able to share the results with/between kicad or other layout tools. Maybe this should be separate project; but we need to develop a suitable suitable interchange file format, which represents the physical component; add a suitable GUI editor; and plugin converters which understand IPC-7351 and the local/manufacture requirements to produce the footprint. Some of these would be too involved for this SOW, but it might be possible to help lay the groundwork for these as projects/tasks for next years Google Summer Of Code? Robert 1. http://www.ieee.li/pdf/viewgraphs_pwb_design.pdf 2. http://pesona.mmu.edu.my/~wlkung/ADS/ads.htm 3. http://cyclerecorder.org/footprintbuilder/ On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:16:43AM -0500, Stuart Brorson wrote: > Hi -- > > As you know, we were contacted by the Linux Fund. They expressed > interest in funding some development within the gEDA Project. In > response, we have created an SOW outlining a set of usability > improvements in PCB, and included budgetary estimates for each > sub-project's cost, and put it on the gEDA wiki for public review: > > http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_funding_sow > > The SOW has been up for review for something over a week. > > Therefore, we have completed the steps agreed upon in our last > discussion with the LF guy. I'm going to get back in touch with the > LF early next week to plot out our next steps. > > If you have any final thoughts or suggestions about the SOW, please do > take the time to put your ideas into the wiki page. At some point in > the near future the SOW will freeze. > > Cheers, > > Stuart > _______________________________________________ geda-dev mailing list geda-dev@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-dev
