| ID: | 141 |
| From: | John Griessen <jo...@cibolo.com> |
| Date: | Sun, 13 Nov 2016 09:10:19 -0600 |
| Subject: | Re: [pcb-rnd] parametric footprints |
| in-reply-to: | 138 from ge...@igor2.repo.hu |
| replies: | 142 from ge...@igor2.repo.hu |
On 11/12/2016 10:53 PM, gedau@igor2.repo.hu wrote: > I don't think either of the above two would be a clear winner. I am considering a setup where you simply have multiple solder mask > layers: > > - one that is generated from the pads automatically - but this still would be an explicilty layer > > - one or two where you can manually draw openings or fillings (draw and erase) > > To produce a final output these layers would be merged. I'd probably do the same with paste. > > This method would keep the advantage of auto-generated pad masks/paste but would allow the user to randomly override it without > any indirection. Like you figure you want your power line thicker with some extra solder, you could just draw a few lines over it > on the "remove mask" layer. Or you do your first production run and turns out only one of the 6 qfn()s need more paste because of > some via sucks away too much: you could go there and draw a drop of paste on the "add paste" layer, without having to change the > footprint. Sounds good. I like the idea of two layers that can be merged, or just use one. But really what I want is footprints that include the vias and some traces and middle layer copper that extends to make a heat sink, etc, all in the footprint! For future, not tomorrow... I figured why I did not see my qf.awk changes have effect -- not thinking -- I was only changing /modatabig/src/pcb-rnd/trunk/pcblib/parametric/qf.awk when I needed to be changing the installed place: /usr/local/share/pcb-rnd/pcblib/parametric/qf.awk Thanks for the changes! > >> I don't seen any lihata name=vlaue pairs in the .pcb file yet. Is that coming soon? > > pcb != lihata. > > We have support for distinct file formats, they don't mix. You either save in the gEDA/pcb format, and it will have 0 lihata in > it, or you wave in the lihata board format. > > The attribute-for-every-object feature is available only in the lihata board format. There's no plan to extend the gEDA/pcb format > in any way - we will track reasonable mainline changes, but we won't change that format from pcb-rnd. OK. I didn't know e had a choice. I'll save as .lht next and test that out.
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