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  28 <h2><a name="pcb_faq" id="pcb_faq">pcb FAQ</a></h2>
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  33 <h4><a name="what_is_pcb" id="what_is_pcb">What is pcb ?</a></h4>
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  36 <p>
  37  “pcb” is software to help you draw (“lay out”) the wires for a custom “printed wire board” (“PCB”).
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  42 <h4><a name="how_do_i_install_pcb" id="how_do_i_install_pcb">How do I install pcb ?</a></h4>
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  45 <p>
  46  The recommended way to install pcb is to install the complete gaf package. See <a href="http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:installation" class="wikilink1" title="geda:installation">installation</a>.
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  51 <h4><a name="is_it_true_that_pcb_is_limited_to_exactly_8_copper_layers_and_2_silkscreen_layers" id="is_it_true_that_pcb_is_limited_to_exactly_8_copper_layers_and_2_silkscreen_layers">Is it true that pcb is limited to exactly 8 copper layers and 2 silkscreen layers ?</a></h4>
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  54 <p>
  55  No. “Out-of-the-box”, pcb supports 16 copper layers and &hellip;
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  60 <h4><a name="is_it_true_that_pcb_has_no_concept_of_a_solder_mask_or_paste_mask_layer" id="is_it_true_that_pcb_has_no_concept_of_a_solder_mask_or_paste_mask_layer">Is it true that pcb has no concept of a &quot;solder mask&quot; or &quot;paste mask&quot; layer?</a></h4>
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  63 <p>
  64  No.
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  69 <h4><a name="is_it_true_that_pcb_has_no_way_to_make_a_mechanical_layer_to_show_the_physical_outline_of_the_board_and_its_dimensions" id="is_it_true_that_pcb_has_no_way_to_make_a_mechanical_layer_to_show_the_physical_outline_of_the_board_and_its_dimensions">Is it true that pcb has no way to make a &quot;mechanical layer&quot; to show the physical outline of the board and its dimensions ?</a></h4>
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  72 <p>
  73  No.
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  78 <h4><a name="how_do_i_design_a_pcb" id="how_do_i_design_a_pcb">How do I design a PCB ?</a></h4>
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  81 <p>
  82  This is well beyond the scope of this <acronym title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</acronym>. There are a few tips at
  83 </p>
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  85 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board" class="urlextern" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board"  rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board</a></div>
  86 </li>
  87 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/PCB_Layout" class="urlextern" title="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/PCB_Layout"  rel="nofollow">http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/PCB_Layout</a></div>
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  93 <h4><a name="yes_but_how_do_i_design_a_pcb_with_pcb" id="yes_but_how_do_i_design_a_pcb_with_pcb">Yes, but how do I design a PCB with pcb ?</a></h4>
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  96 <p>
  97  Generally, you start with a schematic, run gsch2pcb to generate the netlist. See <a href="http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:faq-gsch2pcb" class="wikilink1" title="geda:faq-gsch2pcb">faq-gsch2pcb</a>. Then you might go through the tutorial <a href="geda_gsch2pcb_tutorial.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial">gsch2pcb_tutorial</a>
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 100 <p>
 101 Then you &hellip; Hey, did you know about the pcb manual, the <a href="geda_pcb_tips.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda:pcb_tips">pcb_tips</a>, and the <a href="geda_pcb-quick_reference.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda:pcb-quick_reference">pcb-quick_reference</a> ?
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 106 <h4><a name="what_about_footprints" id="what_about_footprints">What about footprints ?</a></h4>
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 109 <p>
 110  Yes. <a href="geda_pcb_footprints.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda:pcb_footprints">pcb_footprints</a>.
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 114 There are also some unofficial gEDA footprints at Open Circuits <a href="http://opencircuits.com/PCB_Footprints" class="urlextern" title="http://opencircuits.com/PCB_Footprints"  rel="nofollow">http://opencircuits.com/PCB_Footprints</a> .
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