Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!nbires!ncar!gaia!cook
From: cook@gaia.UUCP (Forrest Cook)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Posting of schematics with SPICE format
Message-ID: <346@gaia.UUCP>
Date: 6 Apr 88 23:55:38 GMT
Organization: Gaia Corp, Boulder, CO
Lines: 17
Keywords: Why not include X Y locations of parts?

My $.02:
	The SPICE format is nice because it is easy to understand with or
	without a computer.  The limitation is that there is no position
	information for parts.

	The Solution: A list of part positions could be included (or a
	position field for each part) to describe the location of the
	part on the schematic.  This would allow a person or program
	to locate the part and then connect the nodes.
	Or... How about a list of NODE positions?
	Positions could be given in universal coordinates with 0,0 at
	the lower left side of the page and 1.0, 1.0 at the upper right
	side of the page.  This would allow easy translation to pixel
	oriented devices as well as approximate analog devices such
	as people.

	Forrest Cook