Re: gEDA-user: Footprint flags for pad shapes

[Tamas Szabo <sza2king@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:
>> 0x0100 -> square (match with .pdf)
>> 0x0900 -> square (I found in a QFN package footprint) what shape should 
>> it be?
>> 0x0000 -> rounded (match with .pdf)
>> 0x0800 -> rounded (the .pdf says: octogon)
> 
> http://pcb.gpleda.org/pcb-cvs/pcb.html#Object-Flags

Thanks!

> 
> 0x0100 -> square (vs round)
> 0x0800 -> octagon
> 
> Note that octagon only really applies to vias, not pins or pads.
> Don't know why.
> 
> Round means circle, not rounded-corners.  When width!=height you get
> round-ended lines.
> 
>> Can I create a pad like this?
> 
> Not with a single pad, no.
> 
> If you have the time and want to add support for the octagon flag to
> pads, go ahead.  Just beware you have to fix the autorouter and DRC
> modules too.

It isn't really a question of time, but knowledge - I don't want to
break something which already works:-)

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