Rene Pöschl writes: > There are completely new footprints for such devices. (In the v5 lib) > > I think the resistor lib should even be compatible with kicad 4 (it has > no part with complex pads in it). At least the footprint in question is > compatible. > > They are now script generated [1]. The dimensions for the pads are based > on IPC recommendations.
I've verified that with the new Kicad library the problem persists (the spacing between the pads is a little close, but far from the IPC recommendations). I'll file a bug on the Github project. > > The dimensions for the resistors come from different datasheets. (The > respective datasheet is always listed in the description of the footprint) > > > [1] > https://github.com/pointhi/kicad-footprint-generator/tree/master/scripts/SMD_chip_package_rlc-etc > > > 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
