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From: karl AT aspodata DOT se
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] No support for solder paste in pcb file format ?
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Nicklas Karlsson:
> Karl Hammar:
> > Is there a way to specify openings and sizes of solder paste in pcb ?
> > 
> > In e.g.
> >  http://assets.nexperia.com/documents/outline-drawing/SOD962.pdf
> >  http://assets.nexperia.com/documents/outline-drawing/SOT883.pdf
> > the pads and the solder paste are different.
> 
> Yes it is possible to openings and sizes of solder paste for pins
> and pads in pcb.
> 
> I declared my oppinion many times before, the best would be if where
> possible to use any of the drawing primitives on any layer. I once
> started work on clearance but are still busy with other things.

One ad hoc method would be to have silk lines in the fp file with
linewidth == 0 to be reserved for solder paste areas.

Otherwise, one could invent a pad object flag of "paste" to say that
this "pad" is a solder paste hole.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

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