On Monday 11 April 2005 22:32, Ales Hvezda wrote: >[ Ales here, I'm reposting this since majordomo didn't recognize the > e-mail as being subscribed to the geda-dev/geda-user mailinglist. > ] > >-- Cut here -- >From: Hans Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi Folks, > >I just thought I would report yet another (mostly) successful > project done with gschem->gsch2pcb->pcb. > >Pictures:=20 > >http://www.geekhouse.ca/~hans/grip/board.png >http://www.geekhouse.ca/~hans/grip/assembled.jpg >http://www.geekhouse.ca/~hans/grip/bareboard.jpg
These links are all non-locatable from here. >Anyhow, after going through this process, I have a few critiques. > The first is that the available footprints for pcb need some > serious work. The default ones in the geda-user m4 scripts are > virtually unuseable. If you go and look at the TQFP packages, the > pads on oposite sides of the TQFP don't even line up. I think > there is some cumulative rounding error going on here. Also, for > most of the through-hole components, the holes are way too small to > actually mount the device.=20 The problems also extended to SOICs > and other components. > >As a result, I ended up creating virtually all my own elements, and >used those in the project. I can post them if people are > interested. Better yet, contribute them to the next release. >Anyhow, thanks for producing a product that allows me to do what I >want, even if it is a bit rough around the edges. :) > >Regards, > >Hans Johnson >--=20 >--------------------------------------------- >Hans Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >B.ASc, Computer Engineering >Simon Fraser University > >... Si hoc legere scis numium eruditionis habes. -- Anonymous -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.34% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
