On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:30:33 +0200 "Markus Traidl" <g...@traidl.de> wrote:
> The library department at my company defined a special component for > that purpose. We have a 2, 3 or 4 Star Symbol for that. To that > symbol a special footprint will be attached where the pins are > connected. The component is a smd device and I can place it in the > layout at the top or bottom side. Yes. But the CAD software you use have the concept of "starpoint". gEDA doesn't. I thought that we could make a footpirnt with pads on top of each other, but that would bring more problems in than actually it solves. So far, the best option is to place a real component, and short it with a line, or physically with a solder blob. I prefer a 0603 resistor. Later I can cut the wires, and solder a 0Ohm...etc. For mass production, one can just let out the resistor from the BOM. When I used the CR5000 at my former job, we had lot's of troubles with starpoints. I think the workaround in gEDA is still a good way to go. Levente -- Kovacs Levente <leventel...@gmail.com> Voice: +36705071002 _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user