I do this all the time; it's pretty simple. Just make your schematic changes, but when you annotate your components, only annotate the new ones; don't change the designations on the ones which are staying the same, or else you'll have to re-layout your board, or change the designators on the board all by hand to match.
Next, use cvPCB as usual and set the footprints for the new components. The old ones should already have their footprints set as you had them before. Then, in PCBnew, with the old board loaded, import your new netlist. You'll probably want to have it delete old tracks and components. This will leave everything that hasn't changed in place, and you'll have some new components you need to place and route for. Hope this helps. Dan --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "anders.gustafsson99" <anders.gustafs...@...> wrote: > > The board is not terribly complex, but I spent several hours hand-editing to > cut down the number of vias and to keep sensitive tracks away from > high-current ones etc. > > I did however find a few problems with the board, minor ones that are easily > editable, but also a part of the schematic that needs a complete redesign. > > The question now is: How do I reuse as much as possible of the old layout, > whilst incorporating the changes. Tips and pointers are welcome! >
