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| johnt |
Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 12:09:58
Is it possible to have 2 PCB's in the same project?
I'm doing a design that uses almost the same circuit but 2
different processors with different pinouts and a couple of other minor differences.
Ideally I'd like to keep the 2 in the same project but I can't find a way
to translate to a second PCB. (I get all the components from both schematics dumped into the same bin for the same PCB)
Do people do this when designing daughter boards etc. or is a second
project the only answer?
It would be handy for me in this case to keep them in the same
project.
john
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| davep |
Posted - 07 Mar 2011 : 19:21:20
I use standard PCB sizes and etch in house. When I have several small PCBs to do I create a separate project for each and then copy and paste artworks into a combined layout for plot and etch.
This combined artwork will have new random circuit references and nets (answer No to join nets), which I ignore. Assembly and circuit info refers to the original artworks before copy.
I also use this mechanism for step and repeat. |
| johnt |
Posted - 07 Mar 2011 : 12:26:04
Thanks guys - (I didn't think of that)
I'll give that a go and see how I get on.
john |
| Iain Wilkie |
Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 16:55:34
As Kevin metions ... you can hav two or more board outlines in your one PCB file .... so long as there is no duplication of component refs you will be ok ..
Iain |
| KevL |
Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 14:18:24
I have done this in the past by simply drawing 2 pcb outlines in a single pcb file.
Not sure that you can have 2 pcb files in 1 project.
K |
