[Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
Hi all, At risk of opening what is a long and contentious subject, I'd like to start by asking a practical "how should I do X?" question, that will lead on to one of my main complaints about the way KiCad currently works and how I think it could be improved. I am currently making a library part +

Re: [Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:22:48 +0100 "Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans" wrote: > and now on to the more generic "where KiCad could be improved" part of this problem... - As a further consideration, this leads into the area of KiCad that I dislike, and that's the way that schematic symbols and part fo

Re: [Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Vesa Solonen
30/03/16, 14:24, Paul "LeoNerd" Evans kirjoitti: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:22:48 +0100 > "Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans" wrote: > Taking a look at e.g. what Eagle does here, they have a 3-way split: > > *) A single schematic symbol of simply "NPN transistor", with pins > named B, C, E. > > *)

Re: [Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
On 3/30/2016 7:22 AM, Paul "LeoNerd" Evans wrote: > Hi all, > > At risk of opening what is a long and contentious subject, I'd like to > start by asking a practical "how should I do X?" question, that will > lead on to one of my main complaints about the way KiCad currently > works and how I think

Re: [Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
On 3/30/2016 7:24 AM, Paul "LeoNerd" Evans wrote: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:22:48 +0100 > "Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans" wrote: > >> > > and now on to the more generic "where KiCad could be improved" part of > this problem... > > - > > As a further consideration, this leads into the area of KiCa

Re: [Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:34:53 -0400 Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > You are a little late to the party. This has already be discussed and > most likely will be part of the new schematic and symbol library > formats. Woo. :) Then I shall eagerly await what will arrive... > I just haven't had time to u

Re: [Kicad-developers] One part <-> many footprints

2016-03-30 Thread Andy Peters
> On Mar 30, 2016, at 4:22 AM, Paul LeoNerd Evans > wrote: > > > Should I > > A) Make a single schematic library symbol for a generic "DC-DC > converter" whose pin names are IN- IN+ OUT- OUT+ and two > different footprints whose pin names match. > > B) Make two schematic library sy