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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:16:04 +0100
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On Sun, 2013-11-17 at 11:37 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > I know that it is not possible to import a set of traces, vias or other
> > elements from a file into an existing PCB board.
> 
> File->Load layout data to paste buffer ?

Great (when it really works, I will try it soon...)

In the past someone told me that it is impossible to import part of a
PCB file, i.e. layout data like traces -- and I believed that...

Recently someone asked a related question:

On Wed, 2013-11-06 at 16:07 +0530, Narendiran wrote:
Hi,
> Is it possible to draw lines in geda-PCB with a command by specifying
the
> origin, angle and radius? Something like this ...
> 
> DrawLine(x0, y0, rad, phi)
> 

So for him a useful answer may be: Write a script which generates a
textfile conforming to PCB file format and use

File->Load layout data to paste buffer ?

I guess I missed that answer...