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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:14:57 -0500
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Making copper shapes in PCB
From: Rob Butts <r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com>
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I did it DJ's way.  It took me a bit to figure out how he did it but that
is nice to know you can do it.

Thanks

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com> wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:58:09 -0500
> Rob Butts <r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>
> > I am just now realizing that cutting the polygon to buffer and
> > then converting the buffer to an element does NOT do as I had
> > hoped.  It does not make the polygon an element and provide a
> > solder mask clearance.  The center of my circle contains a reed
> > switch so I don't know how to get a solder mask clearance in
> > there.
>
> Oh, that's right.  If you want to make it a footprint (to get
> solder mask clearance and ease of maintenance), you can't use a
> polygon since polygons unfortunately can't be part of a footprint.
>
> You'll have to stick with lines.  You can make a decent
> approximation of a semicircle with some lines, however.
>
> Here's to wishing for a future improvement so that footprints can
> contain *any* element in pcb: polygons, text, etc.
>
> Regards,
> Colin
>

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I did it DJ&#39;s way.=A0 It took me a bit to figure out how he did it but =
that is nice to know you can do it.<br><br>Thanks<br><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote">On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Colin D Bennett <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:colin AT gibibit DOT com">colin AT gibibit DOT com</a>&gt;</span>=
 wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On Sat,=
 21 Jan 2012 13:58:09 -0500<br>
Rob Butts &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com">r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; I am just now realizing that cutting the polygon to buffer and<br>
&gt; then converting the buffer to an element does NOT do as I had<br>
&gt; hoped. =A0It does not make the polygon an element and provide a<br>
&gt; solder mask clearance. =A0The center of my circle contains a reed<br>
&gt; switch so I don&#39;t know how to get a solder mask clearance in<br>
&gt; there.<br>
<br>
</div>Oh, that&#39;s right. =A0If you want to make it a footprint (to get<b=
r>
solder mask clearance and ease of maintenance), you can&#39;t use a<br>
polygon since polygons unfortunately can&#39;t be part of a footprint.<br>
<br>
You&#39;ll have to stick with lines. =A0You can make a decent<br>
approximation of a semicircle with some lines, however.<br>
<br>
Here&#39;s to wishing for a future improvement so that footprints can<br>
contain *any* element in pcb: polygons, text, etc.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Colin<br>
</blockquote></div><br>

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