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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie question

2007-11-25 by Dylan Smith

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007, keith wrote:
> new symbols. I've used PDB a bit, but have yet to figure out how to create
> new footprints for PCB.

It's really, really easy. Just draw it (use vias for pin through hole,
lines of appropriate length/width for SMD pads), select all, cut selection
to buffer, then select 'convert buffer to element' from the Buffer menu.

The manual at http://pcb.sourceforge.net expands on it a bit (including
how to make it appear in the component library automatically - you can
also simply load random components from arbitrary places by loading an
element into the buffer from the File menu).

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