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Date: | Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:46:41 +0200 |
From: | "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: [geda-user] pcb file format |
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I think there may be cases then you want a polygon on the silkscreen. Sometimes it is useful to add graphics on some extra layer for example to mark the area for conformal coating. On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:27:05 +0200 "Levente (leventelist AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote: > Okay. I want to clarify one thing. I have full respect for gEDA developers. > I have made lots of boards with gEDA. > > But I think we have to move on. > > AFAIK in footprints, one can not have silkscreen ploygons. > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:12 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote: > > > > > > I think (DJ is the authority here) our current file architecture does > > > not do ovals > > > > We do round-ended rectangles (i.e. for tssop pads), square and round, > > and octagons. > > > > > > With this data format, one can define arbitrary footprints. No > > restrictions > > > > like "no silkscreen polygons". > > > > > > To be fair to DJ and the other authors those are not arbitrary. Folks > > > just kind of coded themselves into a corner. > > > > And we do have silkscreen polygons ;-) > >
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