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[Mitch Davis <mjd+launchpad.net@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Mark Roszko <mark.roszko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hehe, well, I guess everything can be renamed in the opposite
> direction. But consistency is needed.

YES PLEASE!  A number of people I've spoken to were really confused by
this inconsistency.

I use footprint myself.  Though footprint seems to imply what a PCB
must have in order to accommodate a part, eg, pads, silk.  Are the 3d
models part of this?  If they are, then footprint might not be the
best term.

Mitch.