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["Tim Hanson" <tim@...>]

Also concerning drills, kicad should store pairs of via pad & via
drills for the case of multiple via sizes. Right now I must use a
script to convert via pad to via drill size. The alternate via drill
should, i think, be depreciated in favor of pad-drill pairs.
thoughts?

Tim

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:23 AM, klui_ <klui_@...> wrote:
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> My board was designed using different libraries and I've discovered 9
> different drills! .5;.7;.8;.81;1.00;1.02;1.27;3.00,3.60
> It's clear that we can simply discard .81 and replace it with .8,
> 1.02->1.00 e.t.c.
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> I've made a simple utility which makes the following actions:
> 1. Read your .cfg file with "min...max" ranges and new values
> 2. Replaces all occurences in the .brd file choosen
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> Take a look at screenshots "before" and "after". Between pictures is
> .cfg file in form: "min1,max1,new1;min2,max2,new2..."
> http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8370/bothzc3.jpg
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> P.S. Soon I'll make a documentation, "nicer look" and publish it.
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> P.P.S. Next version will also replace "pad sizes" and "via sizes"
> similar way. Major bonus - it modifies .brd file, so later RUN DRC!!
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> I'm waiting for your feedbacks and requests.
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