Hello Andy, hello Group. > The reason that components are one fixed size is because components are > only one fixed size. If the component were a different size it is a > different component.
In a cannonical way of thinking, this is fairly true, but..... > Which is a convoluted way of saying that most users > are building circuits with a defined set of components, so the issue does > not arise. People working with components from the scrap are fairly used to mount the components they have, and not they want. :-) To hell what shape a Capacitor has. He has to match capacitance, voltage, ESR......so its nice to have layouts which would accept more than one shape of component. But there are actually some components having more than one pad per connection. Some odd shaped automotive relays, some power components..... > What would be a nice feature would be to have the ability to create > sub-circuits complete with tracks so that you could build up a library of > common circuit elements and just place them like footprints. Of course. This would eliminate some other similar Problems ocouring with components which have more than one pad per connection. Worst i actual have is a screw terminal with ten pads in two rows, all the same connection.......:-) An other point would be a TO-92 footprint wich allows stright and molded Types. I saw it so often, but seldom you get a layout program, which allows this...... I am thinking, more than one pad per connection would create an logical problem for DRC. Perhaps there would be a way to let the DRC recognizing a (well declarated) group of pads as one pad? > With the one pin idea, try creating a 1 pin with no numbers or names > assigned to it, that should prevent drc flagging them up. Or just set > down a large via instead. I thougt about creating a capacitor with some more connections, and hide the pins and mark them unused. But i think, your way is far better.... With best regards: Bernd Wiebus alias dl1eic -- GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01
