don't think i like this idea doesn't that make drill hits that are off the board too? it make a bit of work too
i put "NOT ON BD" in footprint then it is clear when there is a netlist load error Dennis Saputelli Marshall Edge wrote: > > I create footprints for the off board components since they need to be > connected to the board at some point. For example for a SPST swith you > would still need to have at least two wires that connect from the board to > the switch, so create a fotprint that has two pads for the switch. The pins > on the schematic should match up the pads on the footprint. > > Cheers, > Marshall > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christoph Brudy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:54 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] "Off-Board" components > > Hello, > can somebody recommend a way to handle components that I want to appear > in the schematic, but are not mounted on the PCB (e.g. switches, lamps, > fuses ...). > I thought of the following ways to do this: > a) create a separate schematic sheet with the off-board components, > connected to a sheet symbol for the rest of the circuit. > b) Draw the off-board components with drawing tools, so that they have > no electrical connectivity. > Neither approach seems to be entirely satisfactory, because with a) you > have to refer to two sheets if you want to understand the circuit, and > b) gets cumbersome for anything more complicated than, say, a single > resistor. > Does anybody here have better ideas ? > > Chris -- ___________________________________________________________________________ www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
