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From: Rupert Swarbrick <rswarbrick AT gmail DOT com>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] footprint with rectangular through holes ?
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:56:11 +0100
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DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> writes:
>> And a question. Does this mean the following image of a connector
>> footprint is not supported?
>
> Right.  Most of the fabs we deal with don't support slots anyway, so
> we make do without them.

However, you can make a line of drill holes that overlap, ending up with
a slot with a slightly wavy edge.

Rupert

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