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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Making copper shapes in PCB
From:	Stephen Ecob <stephen DOT ecob AT sioi DOT com DOT au>
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A footprint won't help, as footprints are restricted to full circles,
rectangles and rounded rectangles.

In PCB, I think that a solid semicircle can only be approximated:

Option A: A polygon with lots of sides.  I'd make it by drawing it
in Inkscape and coverting it to a PCB polygon with pstoedit

Option B: Make lots of concentric semicircular arcs with diminishing
radii.  I'd do this by
placing the largest arc, saving, and then copying and pasting in a
text editor and then
manually changing the radii of the copies.

-- 
Stephen Ecob
Silicon On Inspiration
Sydney Australia
www.sioi.com.au

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