-----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:geda-user-> > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Bert Timmerman > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:51 AM > To: gEDA user mailing list; Peter Clifton; [email protected] > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: More eye-candy > > Hi Peter and list, > > This one also bounced after 5 days :) > > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > says that geda-user_AT_moira_DOT_seul_DOT_org is the e-mail address to > > > send stuff to.
A typo? Check the spelling of moria in the above addy. Kind regards, Bert Timmerman. On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 08:24 +0200, Bert Timmerman wrote: > Hi Peter, > > On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 04:25 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote: > > I think it takes a good board to show off the potential benefits of > > the 3D view, so I've made another screen-shot. > > > > The board is by John Bass ([email protected]), Copyright 2007 DMS Design. > > > > http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/~pcjc2/geda/pcb+gl_3d/pcb+gl_3d-6.png > > > > > > I don't have any >2 layer designs myself. > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Peter C. > > > > > > Congrats, I think you've done it again to impress us with your GL fu > :) > > A couple of questions about this successful "proof of concept" comes > to mind. > > How to define the layer stack up ? Is this just a matter of > "component" ... <a lot of other layers> ... "solder" as the last layer > just above the silk-, pin/pad-, other side- and solder mask button ? > And how about layer groups ? Are they defined in the same order ? > > Another aspect lies with parts on top/bottom of this pcb visualization. > How can we proceed from this concept ? Just "apply" some height taken > from a (pre)defined attribute within the footprint/element ? Or are we > going to teach pcb to draw the real stuff ? > > Again, I think you did a wonderful job by showing us the next step > where pcb could/should go, it gives me a good feeling on pcb > development, you have my vote :) > > The fact that the commit count on the upstream pcb repo looks to be at > a low level these last months doesn't mean development is on a simmer too. > > BTW, I think that when routing traces by "hand" the top/bottom view > are used best, otherwise one might think the traces are off grid. > So maybe some button/keystroke needs to be added to the GUI to switch > to/from "3D view". > > Kind regards, > > bert Timmerman > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
