DJ - Thank you for all the help you have been today; I have learned a lot about geda.
I am still having difficulty with the Shift-click technique for part replacement. I am running PCB 20060822. I do not have an Info->Library dialog box, but I do have a Window->Library Dialog box. When I origionally made this PCB, I had created a footprint called "foobar". I have recently gone back and update "foobar" with a more accurate footprint (bigger pads, more ground vias). Thus the old "foobar" no longer exists except in my PCB design. I am trying to replace that old footprint with the new one that exists. When I select this newlib footprint "foobar" from the Window->Library I can manually place it anywhere with a left mouse click. If I hold down the shift key and left mouse click on the old "foobar" footprint, then it just puts a new footprint over the old footprint. What am I doing wrong? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:geda-user- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DJ Delorie > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: updating layout with new footprint > > > > Can you please explain this shift click technique a little more? > > You need to be more careful about your spelling. > > Shift-click is when you hold the shift key while clicking with the > left mouse button. > > Specifically, use the Info->Library dialog box to manually choose the > new footprint. The tool becomes the buffer-paste tool, with the new > footprint preloaded. Rotate it if needed with Buffer->Rotate Buffer. > Position the new footprint over the old one, and > shift-left-mouse-click to replace the old footprint with the new one. > Watch out for being 180 degrees off, use 'o' to check the rats nest > after each placement, and undo if it appears you placed it backwards. > > Note that this is the same technique used to manually place parts, > except the shift key causes it to replace the footprint instead of > placing a new one. > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
