Le 12/04/2014 17:54, Jean-Paul Louis a écrit : > Damiano, > > I second your suggestion, but want to expand it a little, and ask > for new features like array (1D and 2D) of pads. when you select > that array, you give the size of the pad, the pitch and the > direction. That would make life easier for the crazy shapes that we > have with new parts like large BGA or QFP. I know that a Python > script can do that, but not many layout designer are fluent in > Python. > > Just my $0.02. > > Jean-Paul (AC9GH)
This kind of feature is usually found in footprint wizards. Have you tried the QFP Wizard, from ModEdit. Creating a wizard from scratch could be not easy. However, modify an existing wizard (written in python, and outside kicad code) to add a new feature like a 2D array from 1D array is (by far) more easy and and can be done by many designers. > > > On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:11 AM, Ing. Damiano Bolla > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good mornig to everybody >> >> While creating a footprint for a QFN64 I realized that footprint >> creation would be a breeze if there was a "clone + (dx,dy)" >> button in the pad editor >> >> Let me explain it better >> >> 90% of the time I spend while creating new footprints for SMD is >> in adjusting the location of the pad The whole process would be >> very easy if I could tell to Kicad, create a clone of this pad >> having origin delta X and delta Y from the current origin >> >> The PAD edit panel would include an extra button possibly called >> "clone" or "replicate" and two input space for the delta X and >> delta Y values >> >> What do you all think of it ? >> >> Damiano -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
