[sdiy] Dip Trace: [not] free and worth every penny

[Gordonjcp]

On Tue, Sep 05, 2017 at 03:27:05PM -0700, Tim Ressel wrote:
> The issue of having no enforced consistency between schematic and
> layout is a deal breaker for me. My current task is a good example.
> The schematic and PCB do not match. The tool did not tell me about
> this. I had to burn some time before I could be sure of what I was
> seeing. Now I have to wait for the designer to get me matching
> files.

When you open the PCB does it not just show you the rat's-nest based on
the schematic, until you've laid all the tracks?  That's what Kicad
does.  This great blob of footprints and white lines is a bit daunting
when you go to open it all out at first, but it does avoid any
confusion.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ