Better component/pattern interoperability
Posted: 30 Jan 2012, 21:57
You can see my previous suggestions here (someone bump that one, and comment)
I humbly request better interoperability with parts and patterns:
1) open pattern for editing from PCB layout - upon clicking Pattern Editor should start, open the library with the component and select it for editing, and refresh it upon saving
2) open component for editing from Schematics - upon clicking Component Editor should start, open the library with the component and select it for editing and refresh it upon saving
2) sorting for library components
3) ability to insert or remove components and patterns from library to another library, like get pattern from another library (quirky way to do this - open sch, drag it to sch, select the library you want to insert it to, save to library)
4) start drawing a pattern/component - upon saving add it to any library, not just save the library itself
Once again - unified interface for editing lines/circles/arcs
Once again - more layers for mechanical work
A nice thing would be a better facility for gerber exports - something like a manager that allows with a single click to export checked gerbers, as some layers are unused, this leads to some confusion, some get missed, etc.
I humbly request better interoperability with parts and patterns:
1) open pattern for editing from PCB layout - upon clicking Pattern Editor should start, open the library with the component and select it for editing, and refresh it upon saving
2) open component for editing from Schematics - upon clicking Component Editor should start, open the library with the component and select it for editing and refresh it upon saving
2) sorting for library components
3) ability to insert or remove components and patterns from library to another library, like get pattern from another library (quirky way to do this - open sch, drag it to sch, select the library you want to insert it to, save to library)
4) start drawing a pattern/component - upon saving add it to any library, not just save the library itself
Once again - unified interface for editing lines/circles/arcs
Once again - more layers for mechanical work
A nice thing would be a better facility for gerber exports - something like a manager that allows with a single click to export checked gerbers, as some layers are unused, this leads to some confusion, some get missed, etc.