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	<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><I><B>Cvpcb.</B></I></FONT></FONT>
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		<P><FONT FACE="Albany"><FONT SIZE=5><B>Rubriques</B></FONT></FONT></P>
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	<DL>
		<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#1.Purpose|outline">1
		- Purpose</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#2.2 - General characteristics|outline">2
		- 2 - General characteristics</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#2.1.2.1 - Characteristics|outline">2.1
		- 2.1 - Characteristics</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#2.2.2.2 - Input netlist format|outline">2.2
		- 2.2 - Input netlist format</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#2.3.2.3 - Output Netlist|outline">2.3
		- 2.3 - Output Netlist</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#3.3 - Invoking Cvpcb|outline">3
		- 3 - Invoking Cvpcb</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.CVPCB Commands|outline">4
		- CVPCB Commands</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.1.Main screen|outline">4.1
		- Main screen</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.2.Main Screen Toolbar |outline">4.2
		- Main Screen Toolbar </A></FONT></FONT>
		<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.3.CVPCB Configuration |outline">4.3
		- CVPCB Configuration </A></FONT></FONT>
		<DD><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.3.1.General screen|outline">4.3.1
		- General screen</A></FONT></FONT><DD>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.3.2.Netlist Format|outline">4.3.2
		- Netlist Format</A></FONT></FONT><DD>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.3.3.Footprint Library selection |outline">4.3.3
		- Footprint Library selection </A></FONT></FONT>
		<DD><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.3.4.Selecting the equivalence files|outline">4.3.4
		- Selecting the equivalence files</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.4.Selecting library path and default extensions |outline">4.4
		- Selecting library path and default extensions </A></FONT></FONT>
		<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.5.Viewing the current footprint|outline">4.5
		- Viewing the current footprint</A></FONT></FONT><DD>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.5.1.Display|outline">4.5.1
		- Display</A></FONT></FONT><DD>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.5.2.Keyboard Commands|outline">4.5.2
		- Keyboard Commands</A></FONT></FONT><DD>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.5.3.Pop Up Menu|outline">4.5.3
		- Pop Up Menu</A></FONT></FONT><DD>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#4.5.4. 3D Display|outline">4.5.4
		-  3D Display</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#5.Associating components with footprints|outline">5
		- Associating components with footprints</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#5.1.Principle|outline">5.1
		- Principle</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#5.2.Assignment|outline">5.2
		- Assignment</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#5.3.Changing an existing assignment|outline">5.3
		- Changing an existing assignment</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#6.Equivalence files|outline">6
		- Equivalence files</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#6.1.Purpose|outline">6.1
		- Purpose</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#6.2.Format|outline">6.2 -
		Format</A></FONT></FONT><DT>
		<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><A HREF="#7.Back- annotation file|outline">7
		- Back- annotation file</A></FONT></FONT></DL>
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<DL>
	<DT><BR><BR>
	</DT><DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
	<A NAME="1.Purpose|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>1 - Purpose</FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>CVPCB</B> allows you to
	assign each <B><I>component</I></B> that appears in the netlist
	created by the Schematic program to the name of the <B><I>footprint</I></B>
	which will represent it on a printed circuit board, and adds this
	information to the netlist. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Generally the netlist does not
	specify which <B><I>footprint</I></B> (i.e. the physical appearance
	of the component) the printed circuit software (<B>PCBNEW</B>) will
	have to display to create the general drawing of the card. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Components can be assigned to
	their corresponding footprints manually. You can create <I>Equivalence
	files</I>, which are look-up tables associating each component with
	its footprint. <FONT FACE="Arial, sans-serif">When equivalence files
	are available, automatic assignment is possible.</FONT></FONT></FONT><DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The list of the footprints available
	for the PCB software is contained in one or more <I>FOOTPRINT
	libraries.</I> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>This interactive approach is
	much simpler than directly placing the assignments on the schematic,
	because as well as allowing automatic assignment, <B>CVPCB</B>,
	allows you to see the list of the footprints available, and to
	display them on the screen.</FONT></FONT><DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
	<A NAME="2.2 - General characteristics|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>2 - 2
	- General characteristics</FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="2.1.2.1 - Characteristics|outline"></A>
		<FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>2.1 - 2.1 -
		Characteristics</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Interactive assignment of
	components with footprints or automatic assignment via equivalence
	files. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Generation (if necessary) of
	back- annotation files of this assignment to the schematic. </FONT></FONT>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="2.2.2.2 - Input netlist format|outline"></A>
		<FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>2.2 - 2.2 -
		Input netlist format</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
</DL>
<UL>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>EESchema</B> (without
	footprint references). </FONT></FONT>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>VIEW LOGIC</B> WIRELIST. </FONT></FONT>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>VIEW LOGIC</B> NETLIST *
	(.NET+.PKG)</FONT></FONT></UL>
<DL>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="2.3.2.3 - Output Netlist|outline"></A>
		<FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>2.3 - 2.3 -
		Output Netlist</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Two files are generated for
	<B><I>Pcbnew</I></B>:</FONT></FONT></DL>
<UL>
	<LI>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The enhanced <B>Netlist</B> file
	(with footprint references)</FONT></FONT><LI>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>An auxiliary component assignment
	file . (<B>.CMP</B>).</FONT></FONT></UL>
<DL>
	<DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="3.3 - Invoking Cvpcb|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4><B>3 - 3
	- Invoking Cvpcb</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>cvpcb</B> (the file is then
	selected in CVPCB, via the file menu) or <B>cvpcb &lt;filename&gt;<I>,</I></B>
	(<I><B>filename</B> </I>being the name of the netlist file to be
	processed, from the schematic tool <B>Eeschema).</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The name of the file can be
	given with or without extension. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The extensions will if necessary
	be supplied by the defined in <B>cvpcb </B>configuration<B>.</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The two generated files will
	have the same name (with different extensions). </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The standard extension of the
	file to be processed is <B>.net.</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The standard extension of the
	generated netlist file is <B>.net,</B> and will replace the old
	.net. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The standard extension of the
	file assigning components to the corresponding footprints (also
	generated by <B>CVPCB</B>) is <B>.cmp</B>. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>These standard extensions can be
	modified by changing <B>Cvpcb</B> configuration.</FONT></FONT><DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
	<A NAME="4.CVPCB Commands|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>4 - CVPCB
	Commands</FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="4.1.Main screen|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>4.1 - Main
		screen</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
</DL>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_maab4014.png" NAME="Graphic15" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=634 HEIGHT=557 BORDER=0><DL>
	<DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>The <I>Component </I></B>window
	(on the left) displays the list of components appearing in the
	Netlist read. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>The <I>footprint</I></B>
	window (on the right) displays the list of footprints contained in
	the libraries read. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>The <I>component</I></B>
	window is empty if no file is loaded, and the <B><I>footprint</I></B>
	window can be also empty if no footprint libraries are found.</FONT></FONT><DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
		<A NAME="4.2.Main Screen Toolbar |outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>4.2 - Main
		Screen Toolbar </FONT></FONT></FONT>
		</H2>
	</DL>
</DL>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m8b3bfa3.png" NAME="Image32" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=285 HEIGHT=26 BORDER=0><P>
<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The various functions are: </FONT></FONT>
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4 CELLSPACING=0>
	<COL WIDTH=29*>
	<COL WIDTH=227*>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m7ad16255.png" NAME="Image33" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=22 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Select the Netlist file to be
				processed.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_6818c805.png" NAME="Graphic8" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=23 HEIGHT=23 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Create the assignment (stuff)
				file .CMP and the .NET file, the modified, expanded Netlist .</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m577c9b2d.png" NAME="Graphic9" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Invoke the CVPCB
				configuration menu.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m64f95031.gif" NAME="Image34" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=23 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Display the current footprint
				(i.e. whose name is highlighted in the footprint window).</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m7211a9fc.png" NAME="Graphic7" WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Automatically
				assign components/footprints starting from the equivalence
				files.<BR>Using this order obviously assumes that these files are
				available.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_10907a97.png" NAME="Graphic11" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=23 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Automatically
				run through the components towards the beginning of the list
				until the first component not yet assigned a footprint.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m34e24679.png" NAME="Graphic12" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=25 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Automatically
				run through the components towards the end of the list until the
				first component not yet assigned a footprint.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_16d1daed.png" NAME="Image35" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Delete all
				assignments.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_5ec697a9.png" NAME="Image36" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=23 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Generate
				footprint assignment back-annotation file.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	<TR VALIGN=TOP>
		<TD WIDTH=11%>
			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_753ddb29.png" NAME="Image6" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
		<TD WIDTH=89%>
			<DL>
				<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Go to footprint
				documentation.</FONT></FONT></DL>
		</TD>
	</TR>
</TABLE>
<DL>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="4.3.CVPCB Configuration |outline"></A>
		<FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>4.3 - CVPCB
		Configuration </FONT></FONT></FONT>
		</H2>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3><A NAME="4.3.1.General screen|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.3.1 - General
				screen</FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
	<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Invoking the
	configuration menu displays the following screen:</FONT></FONT></DL>
<P ALIGN=CENTER>
<IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_15f50cc9.png" NAME="Image37" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=633 HEIGHT=421 BORDER=0><DL>
	<DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3>
				<A NAME="4.3.2.Netlist Format|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.3.2 - Netlist
				Format</FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The options are: </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B><I><FONT COLOR="#800000">PcbNew:</FONT></I></B>
	</FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Read the netlist file generated
	by Eeschema, enhance it and generate the .cmp file.</FONT></FONT><DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B><I><FONT COLOR="#800000">ViewLogic
	Wirelist:</FONT></I></B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Accept standard format Viewlogic
	&ldquo;Wirelist&rdquo; (extension .wir) and generate a netlist file
	in PcbNew format (and the file .cmp) </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B><I><FONT COLOR="#800000">ViewLogicNet
	&amp; Pkg:</FONT></I></B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Accept the standard Viewlogic
	format netlist (.net) associated with the component file (.pkg) and
	generate a netlist file in Pcbnew format (and the .cmp file).</FONT></FONT><DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3>
				<A NAME="4.3.3.Footprint Library selection |outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.3.3 - Footprint
				Library selection </FONT></FONT>
				</H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
</DL>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m355bf6ae.png" NAME="Image7" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=233 HEIGHT=263 BORDER=0><DL>
	<DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>To select a file with the mouse:</FONT></FONT></DL>
<UL>
	<LI>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Del</B> removes this name from
	the list. </FONT></FONT>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Add</B> adds a new name to
	the list, <B>after the</B> selected name </FONT></FONT>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Ins</B> adds a new name to
	the list, <B>before the</B> selected name.</FONT></FONT></UL>
<DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B><I>Note:</I></B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Any modification of this list
	also affects <B><I>pcbnew</I></B>. </FONT></FONT>
	<DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3><A NAME="4.3.4.Selecting the equivalence files|outline"></A>
				<FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.3.4 - Selecting the
				equivalence files</FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
</DL>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m68f5886e.png" NAME="Graphic2" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=240 HEIGHT=264 BORDER=0><DL>
	<DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>To select with the mouse a file
	name.</FONT></FONT></DL>
<UL>
	<LI>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Del</B> removes this name of the
	list. </FONT></FONT>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Add</B> adds a new name to
	the list, <B>after the</B> selected name </FONT></FONT>
	<LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Ins</B> adds a new name to
	the list, <B>before the</B> selected name</FONT></FONT></UL>
<DL>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="4.4.Selecting library path and default extensions |outline"></A>
		<FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>4.4 - Selecting
		library path and default extensions </FONT></FONT></FONT>
		</H2>
	</DL>
</DL>
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	<DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Lib Dir is the default path of the
	footprint file (<B>.mod</B>) and of the equivalence (<B>.equ)</B>
	files.</FONT></FONT><DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><FONT FACE="Arial">If this field is
	left empty, the default path used will be <B><I>kicad/modules.</I></B></FONT></FONT></FONT><DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
		<A NAME="4.5.Viewing the current footprint|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>4.5 - Viewing
		the current footprint</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The Visu command allows display
	of the current footprint, i.e. the one that appears highlighted on
	the central line of the <I>footprint</I> window. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The various footprints can be
	displayed by clicking on the desired footprint (in the list of the
	footprints), as long as this window is in displayed. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>One can also display the 3D view
	(if it has been created and assigned to the footprint)</FONT></FONT></DL>
<P ALIGN=CENTER>
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	<DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3>
				<A NAME="4.5.1.Display|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.5.1 - Display</FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The co-ordinates of the cursor
	are displayed at the bottom of the screen : </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Absolute co-ordinates (X nnnn Y
	nnnn) and relative co-ordinates (dx nnnn dy nnnn) </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The relative co-ordinates are
	zeroed by the space bar. </FONT></FONT>
	<DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3><A NAME="4.5.2.Keyboard Commands|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.5.2 - Keyboard
				Commands</FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
	<DD>
	<TABLE WIDTH=554 BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4 CELLSPACING=0>
		<COL WIDTH=130>
		<COL WIDTH=406>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=130>
				<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>F1</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=406>
				<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Zoom In</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=130>
				<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>F2</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=406>
				<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Zoom Out</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=130>
				<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>F3</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=406>
				<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Refresh Display</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=130>
				<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>&lt;<B>space bar&gt;</B>:</FONT></FONT></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=406>
				<P><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Zero relative co-ordinates.</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
	</TABLE>
	<DD><P><BR><BR>
	</P></DD><DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3>
				<A NAME="4.5.3.Pop Up Menu|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.5.3 - Pop
				Up Menu</FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
</DL>
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<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Displayed by right-clicking the
mouse:</FONT></FONT>
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4 CELLSPACING=0>
	<COL WIDTH=113*>
	<COL WIDTH=143*>
	<THEAD>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=44%>
				<DL>
					<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B><FONT COLOR="#800000">Zoom
					Selection (Select Zoom)</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></DD></DL>
			</TD>
			<TD WIDTH=56%>
				<DL>
					<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Direct
					selection of the display zoom .</FONT></FONT></DD></DL>
			</TD>
		</TR>
	</THEAD>
	<TBODY>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=44%>
				<DL>
					<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B><FONT COLOR="#800000">Grid
					Selection (Grid Select)</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></DD></DL>
			</TD>
			<TD WIDTH=56%>
				<DL>
					<DD><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Direct
					selection of the grid. </FONT></FONT>
					</DD></DL>
			</TD>
		</TR>
	</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="_Ref411866944"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>4.5.4
- Toolbar</B></FONT></FONT></FONT><P ALIGN=CENTER>
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<BR>
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4 CELLSPACING=0>
	<COL WIDTH=47*>
	<COL WIDTH=209*>
	<THEAD>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=18%>
				<P><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m1f2a82d2.png" NAME="Image2" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=82%>
				<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Display Options</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
	</THEAD>
	<TBODY>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=18%>
				<P><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_5c0e6601.png" NAME="Image3" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=94 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=82%>
				<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Zoom Level</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
		<TR VALIGN=TOP>
			<TD WIDTH=18%>
				<P><IMG SRC="cvpcb-en_html_m710c0eda.png" NAME="Image4" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=25 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></TD>
			<TD WIDTH=82%>
				<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>3D Display</FONT></FONT></TD>
		</TR>
	</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<DL>
	<DL>
		<DL>
			<DL>
				<DD><H3><A NAME="4.5.4. 3D Display|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT FACE="Arial">4.5.4 - 
				<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000080">3D Display</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></H3>
			</DL>
		</DL>
	</DL>
</DL>
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	<DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
	<A NAME="5.Associating components with footprints|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>5 - Associating
	components with footprints</FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="5.1.Principle|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>5.1 - Principle</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>In the footprint window
	double-click on the name of the desired <B>footprint</B> (This name
	is <B>highlighted)</B>, to assign it the <B>component</B> whose name
	is <B>highlighted on the central line</B> of the component window. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The next component in the list
	is selected:</FONT></FONT></DL>
<UL>
	<LI>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Automatically after an assignment.</FONT></FONT><LI>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Manually using the mouse or cursor
	keys.</FONT></FONT></UL>
<DL>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="5.2.Assignment|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>5.2 - Assignment</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Double- click the <B>left mouse
	button </B>on the desired <B>footprint</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="5.3.Changing an existing assignment|outline"></A>
		<FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>5.3 - Changing
		an existing assignment</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>This is done like a new
	assignment: </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Double-click the <B>left mouse
	button</B> on the new desired <B>footprint</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="6.Equivalence files|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>6 - Equivalence
	files</FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="6.1.Purpose|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>6.1 - Purpose</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>These files allow automatic
	assignment. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>They give the name of the
	corresponding footprint according to the name (value) of the
	component. </FONT></FONT>
	<DL>
		<DD><H2 ALIGN=JUSTIFY><A NAME="6.2.Format|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>6.2 - Format</FONT></FONT></FONT></H2>
	</DL>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>They consist of a line for each
	component. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Each line has the following
	structure: </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>'component name' 'footprint
	name'</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>Each name being framed by the
	letter '<B>,</B> the 2 names being separated by one or more spaces. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><I>Example:</I> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>If the U3 component is circuit
	14011 and its footprint is 14DIP300, the line is: </FONT></FONT>
	<DT>&ldquo;<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>14011&rdquo; &ldquo;14DIP300&rdquo;</FONT></FONT><DD><H1 ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
	<A NAME="7.Back- annotation file|outline"></A><FONT COLOR="#800000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=4>7 - Back-
	annotation file</FONT></FONT></FONT></H1>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>This a file can be used for
	back- annotation of a schematic but is not used by PCBNEW. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>It consists of a line for each
	component, giving the name of the footprint according to its
	reference. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Example:</B> </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>If the <B>U3</B> component was
	assigned the footprint14DIP300, the generated line is </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>comp &ldquo;U3&rdquo; =
	footprint &ldquo;14DIP300&rdquo;</FONT></FONT><DT>
	<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=3>The file created has the root name
	of the CVPCB input file, with extension <B><I>.stf</I></B>, and is
	placed in the same folder as the generated netlist. </FONT></FONT>
	<DT><BR>
	<DT><BR>
</DL>
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