[Ktechlab-devel] Eagle

[Chitlesh GOORAH]

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 5:15 AM, Alan Grimes <agrimes at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> Long term, ktechlab should allow you to go through the entire design
> cycle leading up to a gerber file that can be sent to the fab:
>
> http://www.pcbfabexpress.com/

Hello Alan,

I would recommend to write a netlist generator for ktechlab so that
the pcb layout can be drawn with "pcb"[1] and use its "export to
gerber files"feature. These gerber files can then be opened with
gerbv[1]. Maybe if you look at the gnetlist (from gEDA/gaf), it will
help you create such a netlist generator.

Both pcb and geda are both being actively developed and I believe
ktechlab should not rewrite another pcb layout tool, but rather use an
existing one.

[1]:pcb.sourceforge.net/
[2]:gerbv.sourceforge.net/

Kind regards,
Chitlesh