Happy Friday to Everyone!!

I am trying to find the "best" way to organize our PCB Footprint and
Schematic Part libraries.  At this time we separate our PCB footprints
according to the part size(for example: we have a footprint named "0805"
that we assign to any schematic part that requires an 0805 footprint).
This, however, can be time consuming when all you have for reference in
the schematic is my companies part number, which you then must look up
and check the data sheets to make sure you have the correct footprint
assigned.  I have seen another method in which every internal part
number is also assigned a footprint with the same number.  This seems
like it would make the footprint library huge if every value of an 0805
resistor or cap would have it's own footprint.
     Does anyone have a better method?  Does anyone have a worse method?
 I would love to hear what some of you are doing(whether you love it or
hate it).

Again Happy Friday!!!

Thanks,

Joe Reichert
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.

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