Most packages have separate component/symbol editors, such as Eagle,
Pulsonix, ...
Some, like Target, let you draw the symbols and footprints right in
layout or schematic and export them to a library.
I find it very practical to handle it this way.
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On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 3:39 PM, awakephd <a_wake@...> wrote:
> Hmm -- as a followup to my question about Kicad compared to diptrace et al., I tried making a 10-finger edge connector in Kicad. It was very easy to do, and when finished, it autorouted it just fine. (Usually, though, I manually route rather than autoroute.)
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> In Kicad, you can design any part as a schematic and you can design any physical package very easily, and save your designs into a library. Is this something Diptrace cannot do? What about other PCB programs?
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> Again, not trying to start any sort of religious war over which package is best ... just trying to learn more about what is available.
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