Re: [Kicad-lib-committers] KiCad LIbrary Convention update 1.1

The ECO layers are not paired. When you flip a footprint, the value stays on the same ECO layer. Jean-Pierre, how is that a problem if the value is purely for user reference? On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Jean-Paul Louis wrote: > in 40+ years of electronic manufacturing, I

Re: [Kicad-lib-committers] KiCad LIbrary Convention update 1.1

What if we set it invisible by default, and on the F.SilkS layer? That way the fab houses don't have to deal with it, and if any users want to display it, they just have to toggle the visibility. On 12 Sep 2016 07:52, "Carl Poirier" wrote: > Hi Jean-Pierre, > > I had

Re: [Kicad-lib-committers] KiCad LIbrary Convention update 1.1

in 40+ years of electronic manufacturing, I almost never saw values in silk screen. RefDes are fine for sparse boards, but useless with very dense boards. Values could be on some user layer, or maybe in one of the ECO layers. Just my $0.02, Jean-Paul N1JPL > On Sep 11, 2016, at 6:00 PM,

Re: [Kicad-lib-committers] KiCad LIbrary Convention update 1.1

11/09/16, 05:01, Carl Poirier kirjoitti: > Do any of you have comments about the changes? Here are some comments an assembly house gave to me: Silkscreen does not matter on board anyway. It's mostly a hindrance with paste placement (creates a gap between paste stencil and board) and not