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[Carl Poirier <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there any predefined use of the ECO layers? It says "user defined" or
something like that IIRC (I don't have access to KiCad right now). If there
is no such predefined use, I'd go for that instead of the adhesive layer
which does have one.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:18 PM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Le 09/11/2014 21:34, Cirilo Bernardo a écrit :
>> > The reason other layers were used is that there are spare layers and
>> > people use the drawing layer for their own purposes; if a user makes use
>> > of the Drawing layer and this Underlay tool then the tool will interfere
>> > with their normal use.
>>
>> Yes, but I agree with Carl, creating 2 new layers (and modifying current
>> code in Pcbnew) for a so specific and temporary use is not very useful.
>>
>> ECO1, ECO2, adhesive layers (rarely used) could be temporary easily
>> used for this purpose.
>>
>> I am perhaps wrong, but I am thinking to show an image of existing PCB
>> on these layers is only temporary, and this image will be removed from
>> the final board, after placing footprints and routing them.
>>
>>
> OK, I'll look into making use of the ECO or Adhesive layers. You're right
> about the images only being temporary; the idea is to use an image to
> route a board or to use an image to create a footprint.  The image is
> deleted when it is no longer needed.
>
> - Cirilo
>
>
>
>> >
>> > - Cirilo
>> >
>> > On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Carl Poirier <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx
>> > <mailto:carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Cirilo,
>> >
>> >     I tried your patch. I don't see any problems with it, but I just
>> >     began wondering why not use a user layer for that purpose, for
>> >     example the drawings layer, instead of adding another one to the
>> list.
>> >
>> >     Allowing the bitmap2component tool to export to another layer than
>> >     silk might be nice for people who don't want to edit the text file
>> >     manually, however.
>>
>> Yes but not to any other layer:
>> Edges cut, courtyard layers and some other cannot be used because they
>> have a special meaning or special properties, and therefore using them
>> to put a logo on them is a bad idea (bad idea = bug reports, later)
>>
>> >
>> >     Regards,
>> >
>> >     Carl
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>>
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