Re: gEDA-user: Importing footprints

[Seth Hettich <sjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Philip Taylor <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seth Hettich wrote:
>>
>> I need a kingbright 16 segment display, which is an 18 pin DIP, but
>> not the standard spacing
>
> you can probably find a dip with the right number of pins and delete or move
> the pins in a text editor.  For example, you could cut the pins on a 28-pin
> dip off for 18 total, then change the x-coordinate (or y coordinate) of half
> the pins to change the width of the part.  ... Then renumber them.
>
> The coordinates are the first two numbers in the Pin description, and the
> ones that are same in groups of dip-N/2 are the coordinates to change for a
> different width.

I think all I need to do is make the spacing between the pins be 500
mils rather then 300, which if I'm right I can just do with awk
(change the -15000 to -25000 and the 15000 to 25000)

other then that the datasheet looks the same (eg 0.1" grid, 1mm hole)

-Seth


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