| ID: | 3256 |
| From: | James Battat <jb...@wellesley.edu> |
| Date: | Thu, 8 Aug 2019 01:28:58 -0400 |
| Subject: | [pcb-rnd] import modified footprint -- preserve rotation and thermals? |
| replies: | 3258 from ge...@igor2.repo.hu |
I have done schematic capture in gschem and then imported that design into pcb-rnd for layout (using "Import gschem schematics"). I completed the layout. Then I realized that I needed to modify a footprint, so I made a newly named footprint, modified as needed and updated the footprint= attribute in gschem. I then re-run "Import gschem schematics" in pcb-rnd. This successfully imported the updated footprint. But: * the rotation information of the fp is lost (newly imported orientation does not match the old fp orientation) * thermals to ground pour are lost Is it possible to preserve either of these (presumably not if using the old pcb .fp format, but perhaps with the new .lht format?) Also, related question, is there a preferred/recommended file extension naming convention for footprints vs. board layouts? e.g. .fp for one and .lht for the other? Thanks, James
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