gEDA-user: Dashed Line Disappearing Detail and 1.6.1

2010-04-01 Thread Tony Radice
Vaclav - The characteristic you are seeing is a known bug in 1.6.0 - there is a patch for it in 1.6.1. That being said - I am trying to make 1.6.1 and hit the following error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [libgeda.la] Error 1 make[3]:

gEDA-user: Two Questions

2010-03-31 Thread Tony Radice
resistors, and this seems to come up as not unique in the call. Is there another argument I can give the component-library call to uniquify the library name? Cheers! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin

gEDA-user: Latest gschem release

2010-03-30 Thread Tony Radice
Gentlemen - Isn't 1.6.1 the latest gschem release? I just went to update my installation, and I see that 1.6.0 is still the latest. Would someone advise which is which? Thanks! Tony ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

gEDA-user: Fundung for server

2010-03-15 Thread Tony Radice
I'm in for $20 - just identify where it should go. Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Comment Field in Schematic Symbols

2010-03-14 Thread Tony Radice
Gentlemen - and Ladies if appropriate - Is there a way to incluse comment fields - specifically RCS type tags - in a schematic symbol file? I would like to include my symbols in a CVS structure and want to tag them. Any advice? Thanks Tony Radice

gEDA-user: General Question on gschem

2010-02-24 Thread Tony Radice
Ladies and Gentlemen - Is there an update to gschem scheduled, and if so, when? Is there a release notes that we can view to know what is coming? Thanks! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin

gEDA-user: Solder Mask Clearances

2010-02-02 Thread Tony Radice
again recommend talking to the fab house! Good Luck! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Question on PCB Internals

2010-01-31 Thread Tony Radice
Actually DJ, I am interested in the algorithm used TO make them unique - I am considering a methodology of testing panelized boards that takes the uniqued refdes's into account. Tony On Sun, 2010-01-31 at 13:37 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: My question: What is the methodology used for resetting

gEDA-user: Gerber Editor

2010-01-30 Thread Tony Radice
Kip - This is actually very timely - went to get this app and tried to install. No Joy: Following is result: [r...@gandalf gerbmerge-1.1]# python setup.py install Traceback (most recent call last): File setup.py, line 9, in module from gerbmerge.gerbmerge import VERSION_MAJOR,

Re: gEDA-user: Gerber Editor

2010-01-30 Thread Tony Radice
John - Thanks for the reply - but no joy... same results. T. On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 12:29 -0600, John Griessen wrote: Tony Radice wrote: Kip - This is actually very timely - went to get this app and tried to install. No Joy: Following is result: [r...@gandalf gerbmerge-1.1

Re: gEDA-user: Gerber Editor

2010-01-30 Thread Tony Radice
Krzysztof That was it! Thank You! On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 21:12 +0100, Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz wrote: Krzysztof ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Solder Mask Layer

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Radice
Does anyone know a method of drawing objects (specifically, lines or keepouts) on the Solder Mask Layer? Thanks! ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: Solder Mask Layer

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Radice
OK. I would like to recommend this feature for the following reason: My Board House tells me that soldermask extending to the end of the board tends to peel after the scoring/routing process to separate boards. As a result, they recommend a 15 mil or so clearance at the edge of the boards. On

gEDA-user: Pick-and-Place Data

2010-01-26 Thread Tony Radice
to look at it and start teaching myself how to do this inside the tool... I'm no expert, but He CAN be taught!... Cheers! Tony On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 22:18 -0500, Dan McMahill wrote: Tony Radice wrote: Larry - Thanks for the heads up on the xy data - from what I am getting from my CM

Re: gEDA-user: Pick-And-Place Extract

2010-01-26 Thread Tony Radice
On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 22:23 -0500, Dan McMahill wrote: Tony Radice wrote: As I am also developing a Perl script to write an IPC-D-356 data file It would be very helpful of someone could provide the following four bits of information: 1) In a Via definition, the first three fields

gEDA-user: Pick-And-Place Extract

2010-01-25 Thread Tony Radice
length long - it was a quick write-up to get rid of orphan lines hiding under pads and such. Anyone else interested? Cheers! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Pick-and-Place Data

2010-01-25 Thread Tony Radice
Larry - Thanks for the heads up on the xy data - from what I am getting from my CM this is not the data he needs: He needs a formatted X Y Data set for the pick and place machines. This is why I am developing the script to be able to use the formatted output. But you tagged me into a

gEDA-user: Resend - Schematic Recommendations

2010-01-24 Thread Tony Radice
This is a resend - Postmaster advised as undeliverable before. I Highly recommend the following: 1) Use Hierarchical design - I have worked on schematics ranging from a few sheets to a monster 390 C-Size sheets - USE HIERARCHY!! It will make your design flow MUCH

gEDA-user: Conversion to Manufacturing Data

2010-01-23 Thread Tony Radice
Has anyone encountered converting pcb data to manufacturer pick and place or test data formats? (For example: IPC-D-356?) Would anyone have any hints or criteria to do so? (Again, for example: Where is the origin for a data file written in the IPC-D_356 format? Upper left? Y is positive doing

gEDA-user: Question on the Netlist Field in PCB

2010-01-15 Thread Tony Radice
Folks - In the Netlist section of a PCB file a net has the following form: NET(netname (unknown)) ( Connect(node_member) Connect(node_member) ... ) My question is: What is the unknown field and what is it for? Thanks! Tony ___ geda-user

gEDA-user: Vanishing Detail

2010-01-04 Thread Tony Radice
Gentlemen – First – Happy New Year! And just to start the New Year off I had an interesting problem crop up on a design in progress. 1. I started off by building a new component (UCI... attached) for a DC-to-DC Converter. I copied the coils for the transformers from a

Re: gEDA-user: geda-user Digest, Vol 43, Issue 4

2009-12-03 Thread Tony Radice
; charset=UTF-8 On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 09:16 -0600, John Griessen wrote: Tony Radice wrote: 8) What happened: All components got ripped off the board and the new parts file was populated with the parts with prefix-appended part numbers (SA4/R112). I think taking away the netname

gEDA-user: gsch2pcb Process switches

2009-12-02 Thread Tony Radice
Folks - I need a hint on settings. Here is the scenario: 1) I have a heirarchical schematic developed - level one linking seven sheets on level two. Each page on level two has a reference designator of SAn (ie: SA1, SA2, ...etc) 2) I have a PWB developed for the design. Currently each part

gEDA-user: Number of Layers

2009-11-27 Thread Tony Radice
that would make a few more (12?) more convenient. I thank you for your hard work and wish you the best in the Christmas holidays! Cheers! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda

Re: gEDA-user: Number of Layers

2009-11-27 Thread Tony Radice
The idea of a 56 layer board makes my eyes water. I Have worked on a 36, and that was (believe me) BAD ENOUGH!! T. Outstanding Work, Gentlemen... On Fri, 2009-11-27 at 11:29 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: I've tested up to 56 just by using the add new layer button.

Re: gEDA-user: Number of Layers

2009-11-27 Thread Tony Radice
. On Fri, 2009-11-27 at 20:25 +0100, Gabriel Paubert wrote: On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:41:45PM -0500, Tony Radice wrote: The idea of a 56 layer board makes my eyes water. I Have worked on a 36, and that was (believe me) BAD ENOUGH!! I've never seen more than 24 myself, and designed

gEDA-user: PCB Copy / Panellizing

2009-11-16 Thread Tony Radice
and checked? If so, where? I would rather not submit 1 M files for review (Yes, Peter!! ;-)) - and (although I WILL do this next time) perhaps a checklist of Is this the latest release - do this first - may be helpful? Thank you again for your advice and help!! Tony Radice P.S. Who CARES how

gEDA-user: Lost my custom pcb footprints.

2009-11-02 Thread Tony Radice
to include these shapes? I would appreciate any guidance. Thanks! Tony Radice trad...@ieee.org OS: Fedora 11; updated with latest yum patches. Machine: 32 Bit / 2GB Ram ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org

gEDA-user: Information on PCB

2009-10-20 Thread Tony Radice
obviously do NOT want to have voids. Is this a normal thing? (I have yet to check my gerbers...) Cheers! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Disappearing PCB Footprint details

2009-09-23 Thread Tony Radice
, and viola! - the footprints come up correctly WITH the silkscreen around them. SO, I will place all locally developed footprints into this directory. Comments and questions are invited. Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: Error in DRC

2009-09-23 Thread Tony Radice
with this attribute attached to a pin? Valid pintypes are: unknown in out io oc oe pas tp tri clk pwr unconnected Regards, Carlos El jue, 17-09-2009 a las 19:17 -0400, Tony Radice escribió: Ladies and Gentlemen - When attempting to run a drc on my heirarchical design, the drc

Re: gEDA-user: Error in DRC

2009-09-23 Thread Tony Radice
unconnected Regards, Carlos El jue, 17-09-2009 a las 19:17 -0400, Tony Radice escribió: Ladies and Gentlemen - When attempting to run a drc on my heirarchical design, the drc routine crashes with the following error: Backtrace: In /usr/share/gEDA/scheme/gnet-drc2.scm

gEDA-user: Exploding BOM

2009-09-23 Thread Tony Radice
Ladies and Gents - Looks like I may not hit every error possible, but I'm gonna give it my best shot at as many as possible... Latest dilemma: When I issue the netlist command with the argument -g bom, I get a valid bom. When I issue the netlist command with ANY other form of the

Re: gEDA-user: Exploding BOM

2009-09-23 Thread Tony Radice
DJ - Added the (debug-options (list 'stack 20)) command to my system-gafrc file. Worked like a charm!! THANK YOU!!! Tony On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 21:12 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: Try http://archives.seul.org/geda/user/Feb-2008/msg00277.html

Re: gEDA-user: Disappearing PCB Footprint details

2009-09-23 Thread Tony Radice
(loaded with the pcb {filename}.pcb command) but the silk screen courtyards put into the parts were not there. Cheers! Tony On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 23:32 +0200, Stefan Salewski wrote: On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 15:10 -0400, Tony Radice wrote: Update: Ladies and Gentlemen - I experimented

gEDA-user: Disappearing PCB Footprint details

2009-09-17 Thread Tony Radice
] ElementLine [ 24000 36000 -24000 36000 1000] ElementLine [ -24000 36000 -24000 -36000 1000] ElementLine [ -24000 -36000 24000 -36000 1000] ElementLine [ 24000 -36000 24000 36000 1000] ) My thanks for your assistance!! Tony Radice

gEDA-user: Error in DRC

2009-09-17 Thread Tony Radice
the 'pintype' attribute... INTERNAL ERROR: unknown pin type : wr Again, thank you for your consideration. Tony Radice BTW: Machine is running Fedora 11, 2 G Mem. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman

gEDA-user: Error in netlisting

2009-09-17 Thread Tony Radice
it? If this is already documented, please direct me to the documentation - - With my thanks! Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

gEDA-user: Net naming

2009-09-12 Thread Tony Radice
Ladies and Gentlemen - I would like to know why a :0 is needed to prevent errors when naming a net. What does the number after the colon signify? Thank You. Tony Radice ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi