X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-help-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 17:22:35 -0700 (PDT) From: "Christopher Nielsen (chris AT zorinco DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com]" To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Subject: [geda-help] copy/paste sections of a PCB? Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Hi all, Is there any way of copying sections of a PCB to another PCB using 'pcb' or 'pcb-rnd'? All attempts failed and searching didn't turn up anything. I'm trying to copy a section of a PCB containing a connector, traces and a couple chip footprints... With pcb-rnd, I got cryptic errors. Like I tried this: - select area - CNTL C - buffer: conver buffer to subcircuit - buffer: save subcircuit to file .... can't save more than one subciruit from a buffer io errror none of io plugins could successfully write the file No idea what plugins it's talking about or what multiple it means (unless it means multiple footprints in the selection. Surprised it's difficult. It seems copying sections, like a power supply area would be a common need... Anyone have a trick? Thanks! -C -- Christopher Nielsen chris AT ZORINco DOT com http://ZORINco.com