Thanks for the answers Pedro. It looks like, to create a rectangular hole pad, I can select Pad Type = Hole and Pad Shape = Rect. Doing so, does put a rectangular pad on the drawing for each electrical layer, but there doesn't appear to be a hole. If I set a nonzero drill size, I get a round hole in the rectangular pad. How do I get a rectangular hole in a rectangular pad?
This feature would be very good for DC jacks and heat sinks for instance, where the pins are actually flat instead of round. David -----Original Message----- From: Pedro Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Pad definitions and holes Hi David, > Can someone please help me understand the following items concerning pads > and holes? > > 1.) What is a Trapeze pad shape? A "rectangular" shape with 2 non-parallel sides and the parallel sides being of different length. > 2.) What is the difference between pad type Hole and pad type Mechanical? I don't know > 3.) How do I create a rectangular hole? Click on rentangular and define different X and Y sizes (in pcbnew). If you mean how to make a rentangular hole in a real pcb board, I don't know. Pedro. > > Thanks, > David > > > ========================= > David Novak > Dajac Inc. > 17152 Shadoan Way > Wesfield, IN 46074 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 317-258-0223 > FAX: 317-867-1888 > > www.dajac.com > ========================= > > ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please contribute your symbols/modules to the library folder in the group files section. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please contribute your symbols/modules to the library folder in the group files section. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
