Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@y...> 
wrote:
> --- 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
Hi, the right word is panelize and if you got a decent pcb house they 
will do it for yua

Roel