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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:47:36 +1200
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb: Patch for arcs with different radii for x and y
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On 2014-06-27 11:27:07 PM, Gabriel Paubert wrote:
> But if you are going to change the file format, there are other things
> to introduce:
> - blind and buried vias
> - arbitrarily rotated text
> - contours with arcs boundaries (I know you had a patch for this)
> - correct square pads
> - complex pads (look at an MC15XS3400 for fun) 

Also,if we are going to tweak the format, please:

- Support attributes on nets (as well as just the current layout, element and 
layer attributes)

this would open the door to more information being available for smarter 
autorouters, e.g. attributes to mark certain nets as part of differential pairs etc