Re: gEDA-user: easy way to change pad size/shape?

[sdb@xxxxxxxxxx (Stuart Brorson)]

Read the newlib footprint doc:

http://www.brorson.com/gEDA/land_patterns_20050129.pdf

Then write a Perl script which sucks in your .pcb file, looks for
"pad" and "via" declarations, and then changes the square flag so that
all pads and vias are square.

There are probably other ways to do this too.  This is the one which
occurs to me.

Stuart



> 
> with my cnc mill im sure you can understand that its a LOT easier to
> mill octagonal and square pads (and trace bends with sharp edges) than
> it is to mill circular pads.  it takes a LOT less computation and mill
> time over all.  so.  is there any mildly easy way to change all the
> pads to squares or octagons without making new footprints for
> everything?  i also often find a pad is slightly too small once it's
> milled and drilled due to the angle of my endmill's head cutting into
> the space a little.  is there a way to change the size of pads without
> making new symbols?  im sorta new to pcb since the xaw version was
> terribly broken for me.  gtk version works like a charm though.
> 
> handsome greg
> http://www.lipstick-killers.com
>