Sorry for the noise, I'll try to compile the Kicad 5 rc2 and check if this issue persists in the new library.
Thanks, Augusto Fraga Giachero. Nick Østergaard writes: > The kicad-developers list is not really for detailed library discussions > like this. You may have better luck reporting the issue directly on > https://github.com/kicad/kicad-footprints/issues > > I am not sure what the plan is, but I don't think the Librarians will > update the old footprints, all activity are done in the new repos. > > http://kicad-pcb.org/post/kicad-official-libraries/ > > 2018-04-03 23:33 GMT+02:00 Augusto Fraga Giachero <[email protected]>: > >> >> Hi! >> >> I've had a an unpleasant surprise with a 2512 (imperial) smd resistor >> footprint (Resistors_SMD:R_2512_HandSoldering) available in the Kicad's >> official library (shame on me for not checking the dimensions before >> sending the gerbers). When our boards arrived we verified that the pads >> of this footprint are too further apart, up to the point that the >> resistor barely touches the pads. >> >> I've looked on some datasheets and other sources and confirmed that this >> footprint is out of the recommended dimensions >> (http://www.resistorguide.com/resistor-sizes-and-packages/). >> >> I've attached an image showing the dimensions from the website >> above. The recommended dimensions for 2512 are a = 3.5mm, b = 1.6mm and >> c = 3.8mm, while in the footprint available on Kicad a = 3.2mm, b = >> 2.7mm (no problems with this been wider as it is a hand soldering >> variant) and c = 5.2mm. >> >> Dim(mm) Average Kicad >> a 3.5 3.2 >> b 1.6 2.7 (ok, hand soldering) >> c 3.8 5.2 (too further apart) >> >> I don't known if it is fixed in the new Kicad 5 libraries, but it would >> be nice to be fixed in the legacy libraries as well. I can make the fix >> if nobody have already made. >> >> Thanks, >> Augusto Fraga Giachero. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
