### Step 1: import the schematics

Our schematics is coming from a tEDAx netlist, which is a bit more than just a list of networks: it also contains information about footprints and device attributes.

Start with an empty board and import the schematics information from 7805.tdx using the File menu, Import submenu, Import tEDAx schematics submenu.

All subcircuits and networks should be loaded.

### Step 2: disperse

However, the subcircuits are placed randomly. There are many different strategies to resolve this:

- manual placement: drag&drop move the subcircuits around; you may want to temporarily enable the "floater lock" in the Mode menu, Drawing submenu, "lock floaters" item (or using {m f l}). Since refdes text is normally a floater, this will lock it down to its parent subc so it will be easier to grab the subc to move, not the refdes.
- disperse: Connects menu, Subcircuit placement submenu, disperse all subcircuits. This will place the subcircuits in a grid in random order so that there will be no overlap
- in the same submenu there is an auto-place selected subcircuits item; select all subcircuits (drag-and-drop selection box enclosing them all) then execute this menu. It's a smarter algorithm that is trying to place subcircuits to minimize resulting rat line length. It will try to use both sides of the board.

### Step 3 on: lay out the board

Once subcircuits are placed, press {c r} and the nets are shown with rat lines. From this point, please follow the no-sch tutorial from step 5.