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["Remy" <kicadder@...>]

> Ema-eda, Cadence, OrCad have started:
> http://www.ema-eda.com/products/other/emacadlibrary.aspx
> to keep you committed as a member of their tool set club.
> 
> Nasa has a database of parts but no symbols or footprints:
> http://nepp.nasa.gov/npsl/
> that Intusoft claims to cross reference using XML:
> http://www.intusoft.com/nlhtm/nl70.htm#xmldatabaseforpcbfootprint
> 
> Frank Frank, Accelerated Designs has a reasonably priced tool:
>
http://www.accelerated-designs.com/(S(rdiy2e55jhfjh445nadheknd))/Standards.aspx
> with a neutral database, a library manager with revision control,
> edit symbols/footprints once then export to the PCB design package
> of choice. This would be real handy for Consultants that have to
> re-design boards across different EDA platforms, adding new parts,
> referencing/designing/importing symbols, footprints as their primary
> design function. Not sure if Frank Frank would share his database
> design, but he mentions the IPC-7351 standard.
> 
> I mention this primarily as references for ideas. The world got
> into this mess from the history that schematic and PCB layout
> packages originated from separate proprietary sources.
>

Hi,
Just for documentation, if needed :
http://www.bartels.de/baelib/arizona.def
http://www.bartels.de/baedoc/baelib_arizona_en.htm
http://www.bartels.de/baedoc/bl_en.htm

Regards.
Remy