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Date:	Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:40:18 -0400
From:	Gus Fantanas <fantanas AT innocent DOT com>
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Subject:	Two Questions on Footprints (WAS: Re: [geda-user] Solder paste/nopaste
	flag overlapping, and custom paste apertures)
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On 03/23/2012 07:07 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
> The centerpad of one of my chips looks like this:
>
> 	Pad[3937 3937 3937 3937 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" "edge2"]
> 	Pad[0 3937 0 3937 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" ""]
> 	Pad[-3937 3937 -3937 3937 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" ""]
> 	Pad[3937 0 3937 0 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" "edge2"]
> 	Pad[-3937 0 -3937 0 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" ""]
> 	Pad[3937 -3937 3937 -3937 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" "edge2"]
> 	Pad[0 -3937 0 -3937 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" ""]
> 	Pad[-3937 -3937 -3937 -3937 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" ""]
> 	Pad[0 0 0 0 1968 2000 2568 "" "EP" ""]
> 	Pad[0 0 0 0 11811 2000 0 "" "EP" "square,nopaste"]
>
> That's nine paste dots on a solid copper pad
>
--I've always had trouble understanding the function of the 'edge2' 
flag. The geda wiki (2007 edition) says that for pads it means that the 
side in question is close to the edge. What edge?

Also, what is the significance of "EP" above? It occupies the slot 
reserved for the pin number if I read the syntax correctly. It cannot be 
anything because the netlist will reference it—or am I wrong?

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