Marvin, Please see the document
http://www.meierrippin.com/pcb_landpattern_design.pdf Written by myself and updated by Stuart. Enjoy, Steve Meier On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 09:11, Marvin Dickens wrote: > Hello Stuart, > > Where can I find documentation regarding how to use newlib? > I'd like to get away from m4 and I don't mind rolling my own. > > Best > > Marvin > > > On Monday 24 January 2005 7:44 am, Stuart Brorson wrote: > > > As far as PCB goes, some folks -- including myself -- don't use M4 > > footprints at all. We use only newlib footprints & hand edit them > > using emacs (or whatever) because that gives us total control over > > every aspect of the footprint. I can then inspect each footprint to > > verify that the pin holes are the right diameter, the solder mask is > > properly cleared from the pads, the silkscreen lines meet the proper > > design rules, etc. I tend to keep all my newlib footprints in a > > dedicated directory which I place in the footprint search path.
