Re: gEDA-user: Creating SMT element in PCB

[Vaughn Treude <vltreude@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 07:26, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > I am trying to create a
> > footprint for an SMT device (it's an SDIP, which doesn't appear to be in
> > the library.)  The manufacturer spec gave me the exact dimensions for
> 
> http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/dj_delorie/tools/dilpad.html
> 
> > the pads, which I created using the rectangle tool.
> 
> No, use the line tool.

<sigh> I was hoping there was some arcane command that could convert the
pads into something the program would understand.  It sure would be cool
if you could create pads using the rectangle tool. 
 
> > But I don't want to be restricted to the four different line widths
> > that PCB gives me;
> 
> You can change those widths on the fly; it doesn't affect the lines
> already on the board.  The four are the four you can quickly choose
> between, but you can change them all you want.
> 
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