X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:46:20 -0400 Message-Id: <201508250546.t7P5kK1F032165@envy.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com In-reply-to: <20150825073746.ed8c2694bf0f0798782c8afb@gmail.com> (geda-user AT delorie DOT com) Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb file format (functions to walk thru by different properties) References: <20150824223846 DOT 0ba61ba7 AT jive DOT levalinux DOT org> <20150825073746 DOT ed8c2694bf0f0798782c8afb AT gmail DOT com> Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Another thing which might be useful is to store each footprint *once* and refer to it for each element, but that means you'd need a way to override individual parts of the footprint for each element, too. However, if done right, you could edit the "master" footprint in a layout, and have all elements updated automatically. Same for padstacks.