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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb: Patch for arcs with different radii for x and y on screen
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On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:27 AM, Gabriel Paubert <paubert AT iram DOT es> wrote:

> I agree completely, rotating the individual parts also leads to problem
> of precision with repeated rotations. 
> 
> 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) 

You’re fighting the lack of a fundamental concept. Pcb can’t compose objects from objects: it needs a special “feature" for each kind of object. For me, that makes it unusable. Adding more “features” will make it worse. 

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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