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On 07/16/2014 11:32 AM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> I guess I don't understand the logic of not allowing the octagon flag on
>> Pad[]'s, since they are allowed on Pin[]'s.  It seems to me that all the
>> logic should be there to draw them -- wouldn't they be handled the same
>> as a square aperture, even when the pad is parallel to the X/Y axes?
>
> Most pads are not squares, just rectangles.

Doesn't really address my question.  A rectangle is drawn by 
interpolating a square aperture.  The round-end rectangle pads are drawn 
by interpolating a round aperture.  Since the standard set of base 
apertures defined in RS-274X includes octagons, and PCB already flashes 
octagons for Pin[]'s with the "octagon" flag, it seems like somebody 
went out of there way to turn off interpolation of octagon apertures.