Hi folks! This is just to say my original question has been answered quite a few replies up, which was that KiCad still supports both philosophies, and the library team is going this way.
Thanks everyone! I'm certain there's a bunch more discussion we can do on this, but I'm glad I got the clarification from Wayne that I did. Adam Wolf On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Andy Peters <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jun 7, 2015, at 1:33 AM, Eldar Khayrullin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> What problem is this trying to solve? > > > No copy sch symbols, no copy pcb footprints, > > more ready parts with same sch symbol and footprint, but different > > pins assignment. > > I still don’t understand why you think there are problems. > > Let’s talk op-amps for the moment. > > Does your schematic library have a generic op-amp which you place on every > design? Do you then go into the schematic and modify the symbol you placed > so that it calls out TL072 and the correct unit, and then do you go in and > also add the desired footprint? > > If so, for the love of G-d, WHY? That is a recipe for disaster. > > Why not just have in your library a few of your favorite op-amps: > TL072ACD, OPA2134UA, OP275GSZ. Note the symbol names, which are the vendor > part numbers and as such have the footprint encoded into them. And, each > symbol has the correct footprint embedded in it. > > Do you consider this “unnecessary duplication” in that each of these dual > op-amps has the same symbol and uses the same footprint (SOIC-8)? > > It is MUCH harder to make an expensive mistake if the symbol — the > “component” — is “complete,” in that it has the correct pin-out which > matches the footprint. > > Your suggestion of a "components library” solves a problem which doesn’t > actually exist. > > -a > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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