Bryn Try a polygon pour to generate the land pattern rather than a pad. Don't forget to add solder mask and paste mask to suit though.
Ian Capps ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryn Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:16 PM Subject: [PEDA] Odd footprint creation problem > I have a surface mount MCX RF connector that I want to put on my PCB. > The manufacturer (Johnson Components) recommends a particular land > pattern that I can't figure out how to generate in the PCBLib > application. I have attached a picture of it here. I hope this forum's > server doesn't clip the attachment. In case it does, the part of the > footprint I am having trouble creating is basically a rectangular shape > with a concave circular arc divit taken out of it. > > Can anybody think of a way to create this shape using either the PCB > editor or the PCBLib editor? > > > -- > Name : Bryn Wolfe > Title : Robotics Engineer > Dept : Texas Robotics & Automation Center (TRACLabs) > Company: Metrica, Inc > Addr : 1012 Hercules Drive > Houston, TX 77058-2722 > Voice : 281-461-7886 > NASA : n/a > FAX : 281-461-9550 > Web : http://www.traclabs.com > Email : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * > * To leave this list visit: > * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html > * > * Contact the list manager: > * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * > * Forum Guidelines Rules: > * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html > * > * Browse or Search previous postings: > * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
