| ID: | 4477 |
| From: | Majenko Technologies <ma...@majenko.co.uk> |
| Date: | Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:19:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [pcb-rnd] KiCad footprints |
| in-reply-to: | 4476 from ge...@igor2.repo.hu |
| replies: | 4480 from ge...@igor2.repo.hu |
--00000000000098cac305b2a5381e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The other thing I like about SnapEDA is their library of 3D STEP models. It's all in one place. Which is nice. On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 11:09 AM <gedau@igor2.repo.hu> wrote: > > > On Tue, 27 Oct 2020, Majenko Technologies wrote: > > >should be liaising with people like SnapEDA to help them build export > >modules for their systems to directly create lihata files. It would be > more > >convenient for us, plus give us more exposure through the name being > visible > >on big platforms alongside other EDA names... > > Last time I checked them: > > I think they have some internal tool and format they use to produce they > footprints (and symbols and other data). I think this internal model is > richer than the data model of the EDA tools they export to - sort of what > we do with pcb-rnd's data model, a superset of the others. > > I think they do not share the internal model or the tools. So the only > chance to get lihata (or tEDAx) support is to convince them to code it. I > don't say it's impossible, but knowing our market coverage and knowing how > much effort it takes to code such a converter _properly_, I wouldn't have > high hopes. Nevertheless, my policy is, and always have been: I fully > support such cooperations; as a pcb-rnd power user, if you want to use > such a workflow, you are in the best position to start this cooperation. > Contanct them, figure if they are open in general. If they are, I am too, > and I can support them coding their stuff. > > On the ringdove side, I prefer edakrill to spaneda. We could spin it up if > we could get users like you to start sharing footprints and symbols on > edakrill. What snapeda seems to provide over edakrill: > > 1. they have a large collection - but we can have a large collection too, > if people submit their footprints > > 2. they have a service so that if you pay, they draw you the footprint - > but we surely can have that too, there are pcb-rnd user freelancers on > this list > > 3. they have self defined standards, I think they do all their material to > follow those, so you know what to expect - but if there are enough > _active_ contributors in edakrill, we can make our own standards too and > just tag the footprints/symbols that comply with specific standards with > the ID of the standard, so we can very easily have the same. > > > Regards, > > Igor2 > -- *Matt Jenkins* Majenko Technologies https://majenko.co.uk --00000000000098cac305b2a5381e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">The other thing I like about SnapEDA is their library of 3= D STEP models. It's all in one place. Which is nice.</div><br><div clas= s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 27, 202= 0 at 11:09 AM <<a href=3D"mailto:gedau@igor2.repo.hu">gedau@igor2.repo.h= u</a>> wrote:<br></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"= ><br> <br> On Tue, 27 Oct 2020, Majenko Technologies wrote:<br> <br> >should be liaising with people like SnapEDA to help them build export<b= r> >modules for their=C2=A0systems to directly create lihata files. It woul= d be more<br> >convenient for us, plus give us more exposure through the name being vi= sible<br> >on big platforms alongside other EDA names...<br> <br> Last time I checked them: <br> <br> I think they have some internal tool and format they use to produce they <b= r> footprints (and symbols and other data). I think this internal model is <br= > richer than the data model of the EDA tools they export to - sort of what <= br> we do with pcb-rnd's data model, a superset of the others.<br> <br> I think they do not share the internal model or the tools. So the only <br> chance to get lihata (or tEDAx) support is to convince them to code it. I <= br> don't say it's impossible, but knowing our market coverage and know= ing how <br> much effort it takes to code such a converter _properly_, I wouldn't ha= ve <br> high hopes. Nevertheless, my policy is, and always have been: I fully <br> support such cooperations; as a pcb-rnd power user, if you want to use <br> such a workflow, you are in the best position to start this cooperation. <b= r> Contanct them, figure if they are open in general. If they are, I am too, <= br> and I can support them coding their stuff.<br> <br> On the ringdove side, I prefer edakrill to spaneda. We could spin it up if = <br> we could get users like you to start sharing footprints and symbols on <br> edakrill. What snapeda seems to provide over edakrill:<br> <br> 1. they have a large collection - but we can have a large collection too, <= br> if people submit their footprints<br> <br> 2. they have a service so that if you pay, they draw you the footprint - <b= r> but we surely can have that too, there are pcb-rnd user freelancers on <br> this list<br> <br> 3. they have self defined standards, I think they do all their material to = <br> follow those, so you know what to expect - but if there are enough <br> _active_ contributors in edakrill, we can make our own standards too and <b= r> just tag the footprints/symbols that comply with specific standards with <b= r> the ID of the standard, so we can very easily have the same.<br> <br> <br> Regards,<br> <br> Igor2<br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"= class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>Matt J= enkins</b><div>Majenko Technologies</div><div><a href=3D"https://majenko.co= .uk" target=3D"_blank">https://majenko.co.uk</a></div></div></div></div></d= iv> --00000000000098cac305b2a5381e--
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4480 [pcb-rnd] edakrill and snapeda (was: Re: KiCad footprints) from ge...@igor2.repo.hu
4482 Re: [pcb-rnd] edakrill and snapeda (was: Re: KiCad footprints) from Bdale Garbee <bd...@gag.com>