Robert, Ok then, that's what I'll do. Thanks, Bob
--- In [email protected], Robert <birmingham_spi...@...> wrote: > > Ah, yes, some of the supplied footprints do have that problem, and the > only fix is indeed to edit the footprint (saving it into your own > library so it doesn't get replaced with the defective footprint when you > update kicad). The problem lies (AFAIK) entirely with the additional > silk screen elements (lines, arcs, and text) defined by the footprint, > not with the silk screen component of the pads. The "Print pads on > silkscreen" option turns on or off the silk screen component of the > pads, which is why it doesn't solve the problem for you. > > But at least whilst you're editing all those footprints you can at the > same time sort out anything else that bugs you about the footprint > design, such as text size and visibility :). > > Robert. > > mmabshaffer wrote: > > Robert and Martin.. > > > > I did uncheck the "Print pads on silkscreen" option and it made no > > difference. Its not the pad outlines that are my concern, its the outline > > of the component itself that overlaps the pad that I'm trying to get rid > > off. > > > > I'm using a version of PCNew called "2008082C-final". Should I be using a > > newer version? > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Robert <birmingham_spider@> wrote: > >> 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 <bob.shaffer@> 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 <kajdas@> 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.shaffer@> 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 > >>> > >> > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.65/2324 - Release Date: 08/24/09 > >> 12:55:00 > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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: 270.13.66/2325 - Release Date: 08/25/09 > > 06:08:00 > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.66/2325 - Release Date: 08/25/09 > 06:08:00 >
