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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/05/2014 06:35 PM, Carl Poirier wrote:
> You guys are talking about pad names. There is no such thing, AFAIK; only pad numbers,
> which can be set to a string. Did Dick originally talk about setting those numbers?


(module SOD-123 (layer F.Cu)
  (fp_text reference SOD-123 (at 0 -2.99974) (layer F.SilkS)
    (effects (font (thickness 0.3048)))
  )
  (fp_text value VAL** (at 0 2.99974) (layer F.SilkS)
    (effects (font (thickness 0.3048)))
  )
  (fp_line (start 2.286 -0.635) (end 2.286 -0.889) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start 2.286 0.635) (end 2.286 0.889) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start 2.286 -0.635) (end 2.286 0.508) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start 2.286 0.508) (end 2.286 0.635) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start -1.397 0.762) (end -1.397 0.889) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start -1.397 0.889) (end 1.397 0.889) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start 1.397 0.889) (end 1.397 0.762) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start 1.397 -0.762) (end 1.397 -0.889) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start 1.397 -0.889) (end -1.397 -0.889) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (fp_line (start -1.397 -0.889) (end -1.397 -0.762) (layer F.SilkS) (width 0.20066))
  (pad A smd rect (at -1.7018 0) (size 0.89916 1.19888) (layers F.Cu F.Paste F.Mask))
  (pad C smd rect (at 1.69926 0) (size 0.89916 1.19888) (layers F.Cu F.Paste F.Mask))
)


sure enough, pads with A & C.

Without exact match on spelling you are still at risk of a mismatch.