X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1453836143-0978df3f9a905870001-9re8WH X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: gheskett AT shentel DOT net X-Barracuda-RBL-Trusted-Forwarder: 204.111.2.25 From: "Gene Heskett (gheskett AT shentel DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" X-Barracuda-Effective-Source-IP: n64s149.fttx.shentel.net[204.111.64.149] X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 204.111.64.149 X-Barracuda-RBL-IP: 204.111.64.149 To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] [pcb] poll: burried/blind vias vs. pcb and pcb-rnd Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:22:22 -0500 X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [geda-user] [pcb] poll: burried/blind vias vs. pcb and pcb-rnd User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 (enterprise35 0.20100827.1168748) References: <201601261241 DOT 41826 DOT gheskett AT shentel DOT net> <56A7B4E1 DOT 6090409 AT iee DOT org> In-Reply-To: <56A7B4E1.6090409@iee.org> X-KMail-QuotePrefix: > MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201601261422.22816.gheskett@shentel.net> X-Barracuda-Connect: smtp2.edbg.cloud.shentel.net[204.111.2.25] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1453836143 X-Barracuda-URL: https://204.111.1.146:443/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Barracuda-Scan-Msg-Size: 1068 X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at cloud.shentel.net X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Barracuda-BRTS-Evidence: geneslinuxbox.net X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.50 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.50 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=6.0 tests=WEIRD_PORT X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.26472 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.50 WEIRD_PORT URI: Uses non-standard port number for HTTP Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com On Tuesday 26 January 2016 13:03:13 M. J. Everitt (m DOT j DOT everitt AT iee DOT org) [...] > Whilst I honestly don't want to sound like I'm teaching the proverbial > grandmother to suck eggs, after a bit of practice, it's really easy to > draw your own symbols and footprints in gEDA, and yes I know from > experience that the libraries can often be 'just a bit off'. > > There are some efforts to provide library import/export from other > sources, but for small volumes it really does makes sense to do a bit > of your own homework, look up the dimensions, zoom Right in and trace > a few bits out. > > As always, different people like different methods (ymmv), so I'm not > saying this will work 100% for you, but I've found it relatively > painless myself :). That observation is well founded, but it takes time to master it too. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page