Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dean Batute" <phix_it@y...> 
wrote:
> Hello all,
>        I've enjoyed following along with all the conversations 
about 
> PCB design software. I'm getting close to being ready to transfer 
all 
> my hand drawn designs into the PC and was wondering if any of you 
> know which (if any) of the software packages have the ability to 
TILE 
> PCB's. I have a few Sub-Modules that are just under 1.5" square and 
> I'd like to tile them 2 wide by 4 high making a board rounghly 3" X 
> 6" in total. The remainder of my boards are 1" multiples of 6" long 
> so this would work out perfectly. I'm hoping to eventually take the 
> files to a local PCB manufacturer to be professionaly done.
> 
>  Any help or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
> All the best....Dean.


I think the term is pallatize.  same board, rubberstamped on the 
pcb.  most houses frown on that as people try to make one small board 
and do that to save space and cut out profits.

QCad will do this the 'hard' way which is to say to create a board 
using a pad for the inputs of power and hard tracing all lines to 
that.  Cannot use just a common Vcc or all the part will be connected.

Then make one good unit, and then just copy and paste it in the 
schematic.  

QCad can also do this in the handroute secton Files>replicate.

Dave