Mail Archives: geda-user/2018/07/13/07:01:07
Hi Igor,
Op 13-07-18 om 05:16 schreef gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu:
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> On Thu, 12 Jul 2018, Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
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>> Hello,
>>
>> 2: SMD thermals, or the lack thereof. If I really need thermals, I
>> create tiny rectangles without clearance (S key) to connect pads to
>> the surrounding copper planes.
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> Already implemented in pcb-rnd for many months.
Yes, I just built your latest version, and I see that it does support
SMD vias, which is good!
Unfortunately, the finger width that I get with e.g. the 0603 footprint
(0.1 mm) is again too narrow for my PCB house.
No doubt, this can be changed, just as in the old PCB branch, but I
haven't yet found how to do this.
Then again, I'd have to spend some time getting familiar with pcb-rnd's
UI and options anyway, as those have diverged significantly from the old
branch.
This is also one of the reasons why I haven't got round to testing
pcb-rnd to any serious degree -- I have to locate and relearn all those
shortcut keys for do even the simplest things that I now do without
thinking, such as placing a marker, changing sizes etcetera. And there
were some other things as well. This didn't combine well with the need
here to crank out a lot of boards in a short time, which was what kept
me busy the past few months.
But I'll send you a report of my first findings separately.
Best regards,
Richard Rasker
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