On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 11:28:08PM +0200, Heiko Rosemann wrote: > > A given component should have exactly ONE available footprint. If > > your opamp comes in PDIP-8 and SOIC-8, those are two different > > components. > > Why? There's a good point for the opposite: Making different PCBs (SMD > for series production/no SMD for prototyping/hobbyists or different > casings) from a single - consistent - schematic. Otherwise you are > going to run into trouble because you'll have multiple schematics of > the same system and you need to change something on the logical > (schematic) side.
I explained this already. Look at the pinouts for the different footprints of LT1013. Only a very inexperienced person would claim that assuming different footprints have the same pinout is a good idea. -- Chris _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
