On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:13 AM, Rick Walker <wal...@omnisterra.com> wrote: > > Being able to put a precisely scalable bitmap generated from a > photograph or a CAD drawing into the PCB editor allows for documenting > and placing connectors, routes, and mounting holes with respect to the > environment the board is being designed for. > > Another use for a 2d DXF or PNM overlay would be to allow easy reverse > engineering for boards for which CAD files are missing.
Plus +1 here for this feature! I need both use-cases :-) For me it would be especially useful in the module editor, because then making a new module from a datasheet would be sped up enormously. No more fiddly calculation of hole positions in spreadsheets and the like, just grab a footprint image from the datasheet, size and place it on screen in the module editor, then plonk the pad where the hole is on the image. Similarly for the silkscreen aspects of the footprint. Mitch. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
