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From: Jakub Klawiter <jklawiter AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:51:02 +0100
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Subject: Re: [geda-help] some footprint scripting help for newbie please
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Hello!


On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Stefan Salewski <mail AT ssalewski DOT de> wrote:


> Yes, you can use nm and other metric dimensions in current footprint
> files -- that may be nice if you define footprints manually with an text
> editor. Unfortunately I can not remember details -- it should be
>
Yes, I found it 5 minutes after I've asked. :)

Anyway, just finished my footprints:
http://wariat.org.pl/smietnik/gEDA/screw%20terminal/ can anyone please look
at it and tell me what (and why) can be done better here?
The script i've generated the footprints is also there.

> :( it was IMO nice idea to create one file for e.g. that screw terminal
>  > connector which can be used for all of them. OK it's not possible so
> I'll
> > try to write perl script to generate it for any number of pins.
> >
>
> If you are smart, you may try to invent new/extended footprint file
> formats -- our current newlib format is not the ultimate solution, there
>
Probably I'm not so smart to do this. I'm still thinking that creating
footprints on the fly from the script was nice idea even if it was made
with autoconf script language.

Thank you all for hints. I think now gEDA can be the right tool for me to
play with electronics a little, and maybe one day =E2=80=A6 ;-)

--=20
Pozdrawiam, Jakub.
Milion os=C3=B3b dziennie pobiera Firefoksa... pobierz i Ty! firefox.pl

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello!<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Stefan Salewski <span dir=3D=
"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mail AT ssalewski DOT de" target=3D"_blank">mail AT ssale=
wski.de</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Yes, you=
 can use nm and other metric dimensions in current footprint<br>
files -- that may be nice if you define footprints manually with an text<br=
>
editor. Unfortunately I can not remember details -- it should be<br></block=
quote><div>Yes, I found it 5 minutes after I&#39;ve asked. :)<br><br></div>=
<div>Anyway, just finished my footprints: <a href=3D"http://wariat.org.pl/s=
mietnik/gEDA/screw%20terminal/">http://wariat.org.pl/smietnik/gEDA/screw%20=
terminal/</a> can anyone please look at it and tell me what (and why) can b=
e done better here?<br>

</div><div>The script i&#39;ve generated the footprints is also there.<br><=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">&gt; :( it was I=
MO nice idea to create one file for e.g. that screw terminal<br>

<div class=3D"im">
&gt; connector which can be used for all of them. OK it&#39;s not possible =
so I&#39;ll<br>
&gt; try to write perl script to generate it for any number of pins.<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
</div>If you are smart, you may try to invent new/extended footprint file<b=
r>
formats -- our current newlib format is not the ultimate solution, there<br=
></blockquote><div>Probably I&#39;m not so smart to do this. I&#39;m still =
thinking that creating footprints on the fly from the script was nice idea =
even if it was made with autoconf script language.<br>

<br></div><div>Thank you all for hints. I think now gEDA can be the right t=
ool for me to play with electronics a little, and maybe one day =E2=80=A6 ;=
-)<br><br></div></div>-- <br>Pozdrawiam, Jakub.<br>Milion os=C3=B3b dzienni=
e pobiera Firefoksa... pobierz i Ty! <a href=3D"http://firefox.pl" target=
=3D"_blank">firefox.pl</a>
</div></div>

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