At 01:55 PM 3/12/2002 -0800, Dwight wrote: >Can't you just set type to "Round" and have different x & y? That's how the >IC (SMT) pads in some of my footprints are defined, and it seems to work for >through-hole pads as well.
[I wrote:] ><snip> Protel does not directly support cut pads (circular pads with the >sides cut off, used > > for ICs), other steps should be taken to enlarge pad area. Well, that's not a cut pad, though it is almost as good. A cut pad would have a larger area. The radius of curvature in the outside edges of a cut pad is larger. What would be better would be for Protel to fix the plot problems with octagonal pads with differing x and y dimensions, which are a tiny bit better than cut pads for the purpose in question. Or what Tango called rounded rectangles, that is, rectangles with rounded corners. I think octagons are the best unless one is routing any-angle, in which case rounded rectangles would be a little bit better. Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
