Okay. Thanks for the information. We will remove it for the few components that have some.
On another note, now that the courtyard is found in the module editor, I think it would be fair to add it to the convention. I personally would go for a 0.25mm clearance. Anyone objects? On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 7:57 AM, jp charras <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 15/09/2014 08:30, Lorenzo Marcantonio a écrit : > > On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 07:09:32PM -0400, Carl Poirier wrote: > >> The SMD resistors and capacitors have an adhesive dot in the middle. > Should > >> all SMD components have one? If so, is there a recommended size? > > > > Adhesive is only used for some kind of manufacturing (SMD on wave > > - mostly obsolete - and two side processing without differentiated > > melting point). Size depends on the specifics of the adhesive and on the > > weight of the component, so AFAIK there is no standard. > > > > I'd leave it out of the standard library, it's a very specialized > > feature. Never had to use glue in my life:P > > > > I agree: a "glue" layer is not useful (mostly obsolete), and I also > never had to use it. > > Adhesive layers (note: they are not named glue layers) are certainly a > very specialized feature. > > On the other hand, they are paired layers. > > Please see them like layers which can be used to draw some specific > things closely related to a footprint, like its thermal radiator, a > carbon paste layer ... > > -- > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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