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Date:	Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:47:28 +0200
From:	"Markus Hitter (mah AT jump-ing DOT de) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] when pcb disperse command loses elements
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Am 28.08.2015 um 11:09 schrieb Matt Rhys-Roberts (matt DOT rhys-roberts AT envinsci DOT co DOT uk) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]:
> I'm just turning a large multi-schematic project into a single pcb
> design. I found that 'disperse all elements' causes some footprints
> to disappear, unless I make my board size bigger.

Bug tracker is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pcb

There you can upload a schmatic/layout which demonstrates the problem. A demo case is essential for debugging.

> Otherwise, I suppose I could select a specific range of un-dispersed
> components and drag them into the workspace to lay out, if I am
> constrained by a small board size.

You can make the board bigger, of course. Disperse the elements, then move them back into the original size. Last step would be to reduce the board to its original size.

Another strategy would be to place only a few footprints, then import again. Missing footprints are always added, regardless wether they were added earlier already.

> Q1) Is there a case for a feature request, which warns the user about
> lost footprints when dispersing over too small a workspace?

I don't think this would be a good "feature". Footprints going lost are a bug; fixing the bug is much better than warning about its existence.

The underlying problem ist that pcb limits workspace to the board size. There have been efforts to overcome this limitation, which were reversed. Other efforts never hit the official repo. In an ideal world workspace would be unlimited and board size defined by the outline layer. Not there, yet.


Markus

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