gEDA-user: Symbols with Multiple Heterogeneous Gates in Gschem

2011-08-24 Thread Gus Fantanas
ge contains two heterogeneous (non-interchangeable) and totally separate gates. I can put the whole thing in one big symbol, but I like the elegance of using each of the two complementary MOSFETs separately by itself in the schematic. Regards, Gus Fantanas __

gEDA-user: Layers and Buried/Blind Vias in gEDA

2011-08-21 Thread Gus Fantanas
erchanged with other layers because physical components are soldered on them.) I thought that discussing buried/blind vias in gEDA is very much related to the lively discussion about layers. Regards, Gus Fantanas ___ geda-user mailing list geda

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-16 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 08/15/2011 04:38 PM, Bert Timmerman wrote: When I apply 'FreeRotateBuffer()' to that footprint, the big pad (pin 1) and the silkscreen rotate fine, but the two small square pads (2 and 3) do not. Their centers rotate, but the pads themselves do not. Is it a bug or did I do something wrong w

gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 08/14/2011 03:16 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: OK, so is there any option in pcb to rotate by an angle other than 90 degrees? Cut :FreeRotateBuffer(45) Paste Thank you so much for your response. Using PCB, I created a footprint for the PDS760 Schottky diode (PowerDI®5 package). I have pasted i

Re: gEDA-user: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8

2011-08-14 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 08/14/2011 11:33 AM, DJ Delorie wrote: Second, in the past there were questions about rotating by arbitrary angle in pcb. I think the precision reason went away when we switched to centimils, but keep in mind that rotation is *done* not *recorded*. The pads get new coordinates, recomputed ea

gEDA-user: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8

2011-08-14 Thread Gus Fantanas
Hello all, I have three questions/items for discussion. Two of these have been discussed before. First, I am given a board outline in DXF format by a mechanical engineer. I can successfully convert it to pcb format (import it to qcad, print it as ps; convert it to encapsulated ps with 'ps2ep

Re: gEDA-user: Problem With SOT23-5? Invisible "Guardband" Around Landpattern; Arcs in Silkscreen

2011-07-31 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 07/31/2011 03:40 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: came when I read on John Delorie's site My name is not John. --My apologies. However, my claim that your web site about pcb is very helpful and resulted in a breakthrough in the usability of gEDA for me still stands. I already submitted the package t

Re: gEDA-user: Problem With SOT23-5? Invisible "Guardband" Around Landpattern; Arcs in Silkscreen

2011-07-31 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 07/31/2011 03:30 PM, John Luciani wrote: The problem in the SOT23-5 may be the dash in the filename. Try changing to a name like SOT23_5. (* jcl *) --The package I created is named 'SOT23-5' (with a dash) and it works fine. It is in a local directory, though, but I don't think that would

gEDA-user: Problem With SOT23-5? Invisible "Guardband" Around Landpattern; Arcs in Silkscreen

2011-07-31 Thread Gus Fantanas
I am trying to use gEDA in my professional life. A big breaktrhough came when I read on John Delorie's site (http://www.delorie.com/pcb/docs/gs/gs.html#Your-First-Board) about how to create simple footprints on the fly with pcb. I would like to mention a couple of questions/problems: 1. Th

gEDA-user: Non-Rectangular PCB Shape, Negative Etch, 3-Spoke Thermals; Swapping

2011-07-23 Thread Gus Fantanas
I am using the gEDA suite that was packaged with Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty." I have three questions which I detail below: 1. What can I do if the intended PCB shape is not rectangular, e.g. if it is circular? I intend to "palletize" the PCB (if there is any such word), that is, to fit several regula