Peter Todd wrote: >>> That said, placement for instance is a big pain in PCB. Often I need to >>> have stuff placed exactly, like the positions of LEDs, and having some >>> more CAD like features rather than just the grid would be really helpful >>> at times. >> I agree with this. In AutoCAD in particular, one can specify the >> exact coordinates of an object by typing them. I'd love to be able to >> do this easily within PCB. > > Given that PCB is used for 2d design I think essentially copying the > main features of qcad, in terms of movement and drawing, would be a > great start. Similarly a DXF to footprint/layout importer/exporter would > be very useful.
I've not used qcad...what main features do you mean? Also, DXF I/O would be a nice feature. Is DXF reasonably well-documented? (I'd assume so, but I don't like to assume..) -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user