Since it seems that nobody has a strong argument in favour of keeping that solder paste on the through-hole pads, I've now changed all the through-hole components accordingly. Commit 00711fd4bce6e997de2993606359c1f57ce837e0
After discussion with Adam, I also applied the same rule to the mixed though-hole and SMT component usb_a_plug_smt.fpd as well. Commit c0e33e587211ab4e9fa5b6cf4bb4b9fc5ec79113 We also had a few PCB connectors and pads for test points that had solder paste on them. Commits faedf5694d7d06867cf998769bc97c66a26ddea9 and 9be533bcdcee0729e8f7f6b62e6d532b5c253dab The 2.4 GHz PCB antenna from ben-wpan, meander-2450MHz.fpd, had lost its solder mask cover when migrating to kicad-libs. Fixed in commit cbfba8369f4e4815c3100f842b3ded463621e8d6 The catalog at http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/kicad-libs-modules.pdf has all these changes. To make pad types easier to determine, the catalog now shows a key of the patterns used for the pads in the respective drawing. (genkicad and fped need updating to make catalogs with keys.) Last but not least, there's a known bug in the drawing of FIDUCIAL (fiducial.fpd). Fped mis-labels the copper pad as "trace" while it should be "bare". (*) This is caused by fped tripping over its own feet when "intelligently" adjusting pad types. I need to think about this for a bit. The KiCad .mod output is correct. (*) "trace" is copper with solder mask on it. "bare" is just copper (plus finish). Neither has solder paste. - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
