Quoting D I Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 10:37:24AM -0500, Stuart Brorson wrote: > > * YOu have attached the "footprint" attribute at the > > symbol level. IIRC, it should be attached at the schematic level. > > (Although I could be wrong about this . . . .) > > How do I fix this? Where should it be added?
This may not be a problem, so don't worry about it unless you netlist your design & the footprints don't come out. A symbol level attribute is one which you attach to the symbol in the symbol editor, and is carried around in the symbol file itself. A schematic level attribute is one which you attach to the symbol after you have placed it in the schematic. You attach the attribute by double-clicking on it within gschem & attaching the attrib using the attrib dialog box. Certain attributes are limited to only the symbol level; you can't see or edit them from the schematic level. "Device" and "source" are the ones which comes to mind. Other attributes only make sense at the schematic level, for example "refdes" and "value". (Placeholders for "refdes" are provided at symbol level, but the actual text is attached at schematic level.) In your case, you have attached "footprint" to the symbol but it doesn't show up at schematic level. This is a bug, if you ask me. IMHO, you should be able to attach "footprint" at either level, and have it show up in the schematic attribute editor. HOwever, this is not your problem. It is related to a larger conversation about how attributes should be handled which we have been having here for a while now. . . . . :-) Welcome to the list! Stuart
