On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 04:03:05PM -0500, Phil Taylor wrote: > > The best way I've found to create footprints is in a text editor. > > If there is the goal of making a shared library, shouldn't the parts going > into it be detailed and exact as only text-written parts can be? Think of > converting a footprint's dimensions from mils to millimeters and reading > "2.00" on your calculator ... it gives legibility and confidence. > > Does anyone have a problem if I recommend on the wiki that writing footprints > in text is the fastest(?) best(?) most precise(?) most legible(?) or ____ way > to make footprints? > > Does anyone actually make footprints on-screen?
Yes, me. Since I wrote those guidelines it's quite easy. CL< > > Phil > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stuart Brorson) wrote: > > > > It seems I should pay more attention to the manual "where there's nice > > > short instructions for creating footprints, which doesn't cover things > > > like soldermasks though" (and less to the wiki, where there is an > > > obscure 36-step instruction to create footprints, but it doesn't say > > > that you should "enable view soldermask as step 14.5"). > > > > I plead guilty to that. I did a screen scrape of an instruction > > posted by another geda-user contributor (who shall remain anonymous) > > and just stuck it onto the wiki. > > > > If somebody wants to take the time to clean up this instruction, I > > would be forever grateful. Otherwise, wait until the April Circuit > > Cellar magazine comes out, and follow the instructions in there. ;-) > > > > Stuart > > > >
