On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:14:12 -0400, Randall Nortman wrote: > If I have made a change to a footprint, is there an easy way to update a > layout that uses that footprint, the way gschem can update embedded > symbols? That is, replace the element on the layout with the new > footprint, using the same position and rotation.
No, there is not, but I wish, there was. > In the > worst case, I think some cut & paste with a text editor on the pcb file > is probably easier than trying to do it manually in the GUI and get > everything lined up properly I have not resorted to the editor approach yet. My workaround procedure looks like this: 1) remove the footprint in question 2) run gsch2pcb 3) load-element-data-to-paste-buffer (like you do after you changed the schematics. 4) rotate and move the footprint manually, guided by rats. ---<(kaimartin)>--- -- Kai-Martin Knaak http://lilalaser.de/blog _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user