template and footprinter board outlines
template and footprinter board outlines
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https://github.com/tscircuit/tscircuit/issues/764
@Rishabh can you please briefly explain the status of footprintLibraryMap and what needs to be done next?
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Support "template" and footprinter board outlines · Issue #764 · ...
We want users to be able to specify common board outlines/templates via footprinter strings <board template="community:arduinoshield"> </board> This is just a footprinter stri...
What I could understand from the issue is, that the footprint string can have board outlines, smtpads, platedholes etc. So, we have some sort of template to build upon and customise rather than building from scratch!
I will be connecting with Seve in sometime, will discuss more about this and will let you know.
interesting project
Yea a problem we have is it’s kind of hard to create arduino shields/micromod modules or anything with very specific dimensions and outlines. But these boards are also very common!
An alternative idea is just to have modules published like <ArduinoShieldBoard /> but im worried this wont be adopted by ai