If you uncheck the option "Print pads on silkscreen" when plotting the Gerbers the pad silk screen is not plotted. Much simpler than editing all the libraries!
Regards, Robert. kajdas wrote: > I guess it all depends on what the PCB manufacturer does but in my case the > pads are not silk-screened so there is no harm. It also makes sense to me > that pads should not be silk-screened. > Martin > > ---- mmabshaffer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Martin, >> >> I looked at the gerber files and the unwanted lines are there! Please look >> at one of your gerbers and see if they have the unwanted lines also. >> Bob >> >> >> >> >> --- In [email protected], kajdas <kaj...@...> wrote: >>> I used these parts before and the way I understand it is: >>> that the pads do not get silk-screened so it does not matter. >>> Fixing them will not change anything(?). >>> Martin >>> >>> ---- mmabshaffer <bob.shaf...@...> wrote: >>>> I have noticed that many footprints in the library include silkscreen >>>> component outlines that cover that component pad. This seems like a >>>> problem to me. Before I edit all the library footprints to remove these >>>> component outline I thought I would check with this group of users to see >>>> if I'm missing a concept. An example of such a footprint is the "-1206" >>>> footprint in the "ref-packages.mod" library. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Bob >>>> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.65/2324 - Release Date: 08/24/09 > 06:05:00 >
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