Is there anything more prone to procrastination that doing footprints? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: eecook
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2019, 12:09:40 am
content: I think that is probably when I watch Dave's videos the most so at least somebody is getting a benefit out of it.

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2019, 09:25:00 pm
content: Yes footprints are evil, try altium because they have footprints for like.. 50% of your parts if you make moderately advanced designs.You need two monitors etc. I thought about making a fucking caliper that I can hold up to the monitor that would scale with the monitor so I can see if my drawings are good etc. Like if it could scale between monitor.Or something with google goggles. Because you don't need to be THAT precise unless you want no-failure during mass production.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2019, 10:51:26 pm
content: Sure. I could procrastinate just listing all of them.Reviewing layout.Writing standards.Reading standards.Writing reports.Reading reports.Tim

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 12:14:35 am
content: Is there anything more prone to procrastination that doing footprints? I'm sure there is but we can talk about it later.

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 01:05:15 am
content: I'll do it tomorrow, it had to be done yesterday anyway

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 01:13:59 am
content: A friend of mine said he was a procrastinator. I said I had been meaning to tell him that, but I just kept putting it off.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 02:21:00 am
content: The monthly meeting of Procrastinators Anonymous has been postponed to the next scheduled date. We apologize for the inconvenience.Tim

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 03:23:15 am
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on June 30, 2019, 02:21:00 amYou should be notified of any further delays by email. However, our secretary keeps delaying her scheduled vacation plans so we cannot guarantee this.

author: basinstreetdesign
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 03:51:03 am
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on June 30, 2019, 12:14:35 am

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 04:32:09 am
content: Doing footprints is easy, where I tend to procrastinate is drilling/cutting/filing prototype enclosures and getting everything all buttoned up. That and refacting crappy but working code to make it more presentable.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 04:41:41 am
content: Making footprints is the easy part of most of my projects, its generally things like precision circuits and switchmode converters, where you ideally want things as closely packed as possible, I generally end up duplicating things 4-5 times and laying out the same group multiple times to figure out the best way to do it.Then there is in infinite slog of going over datasheets with a fine tooth comb to find every gotcha you can early,

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 05:30:25 am
content: That sounds like a good topic for a web article. I should write it up. Idk, maybe later.Or, how about editing thread titles to fix spelling errors?

author: Gribo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2019, 02:51:05 am
content: Yes, there are few more things. Procedures, ECOs, NCRs.'What do we say to the death god?' 'Not today'

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2019, 07:20:50 am
content: reserved

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2019, 10:28:58 pm
content: dude procedures can be fun to write because you need to think about psychology when you write them, their supposed to decrease management workload if used correctly.footprints are literally doing lithography by hand. If you get a model it turns into verification which is easier, so long the cad program you use has a good ruler tool (not some weird shit like altium).