On Sun, Jun 08, 2014 at 11:35:26AM -0400, Jean-Paul Louis wrote: > When the board is fully assembled, the outline is meaningless, only the > RefDes keep its value.
Pin 1/polarization marks keep their value for inspection. > And there is no difference in purpose between Through Hole and Surface > Mounted parts. > For polarized capacitors, I have seen a lot of different options, the most > efficient one being a circle or a square with a “+” sign to show the > polarity, The “+” sign or sometimes a dot being outside the shape. > What is important is that the marking eliminate ambiguity, but does not > jeopardize reliability. So it is VERY important that it does not touch or > cover a solder area. 100% agree. The important thing is the + or dot polarity mark being visible *after* placement, for inspection. After the primary goals are achieved you could also do fancy screen or whatever, of course... -- Lorenzo Marcantonio Logos Srl _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
