I have been involved in a many contracts from long distance and except for 1 or 2 they have been a nightmare for both parties. (time deference's, design changes, communication snafu's etc) Although I understand outsourcing is a good thing from a budgetary standpoint from a functional standpoint they can be difficult at best and when the final tally is done sometimes are actually more expensive. Since Kicad is not a widely used commercial product yet. Your requirement of having the layout in Kicad may not be possible while requiring a professional and experienced layout person. This is not to say that my fellow Kicad users are not professionals and good at what they do. Just that they probably don't use Kicad professionally. I have been designing boards out here in San Jose for about 20 years both as a contractor and employee and although I would love to do a board for you I would not be doing it as a priority. This is because I use the Mentor Graphics Expedition tool set professionally and Kicad at home for smaller quick turn circuitry (hobby, test fixturing for work, and smaller interface circuitry that does not require full blown documentation and DRC/EMI analysis). Therefore I would doing it while watching the Sharks on TV at night or on weekends between the kids soccer games. Which obviously is not what you want or need. I am probably not the only one thinking this, which may be why you have received no response. If this is for a commercial product, I hate to write this, but, Kicad may not be ready for you. This is not to say that Kicad can't do it, just your variables and Kicad may not be a good match at this time. Just an opinion. AndyE San Jose,Ca
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of apluscw Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [kicad-users] Re: Default field allocations in component properties - let's define those field > Good Luck! > > It will be interesting to see if you find an experienced layouter > prepared to undertake the task with KiCAD. No responses to date.
