bsali...@gmail.com wrote: > Couple of days back I was able to create a test schematic on gschem > but it was not obvious to transfer the schematic to PCB. I guess it > will take time to learn. > > So far I made a few observations comparing eagle: > > 1. Schematic & board are decoupled so any changes to schematic need to > be re-synced to the board. I haven't figured out the way yet.
This is done by gnetlist. This tool can be called to action in a number of ways: 1) call gsch2pcb with a project file on the command line (traditional way) 2) Use import_schematics from the file menu inside PCB 3) There is a GUI that kind of integrates the components -- xgsch2pcb > I would like to know any functional (not monetary) advantages of gEDA > over eagle, I assume that there are many. > Aspects most important to me: 1) Full support to hierarchical design. That is, sub-sheets can be reused multiple times in the same project. 2) Open source. Friends don't need a license to work with my schematics. No arbitrary limits due to licensing. 3) Way better GUI, both in gschem and in PCB. 5) More development toward a better EDA system. Of course there are drawbacks, too. But you didn't ask ;-) ---<)kaimartin(>--- -- Kai-Martin Knaak tel: +49-511-762-2895 Universität Hannover, Inst. für Quantenoptik fax: +49-511-762-2211 Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover http://www.iqo.uni-hannover.de -----> not happy with moderation of geda-user mailinglist _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user