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[LordBlick <lordblick@xxxxxxxxx>]

In response to a message written on 26.11.2014 18:03, from jp charras:
> Currently, this is by design.
>
> Adding thermal relief to a trapezoidal shape creates discontinuity, and
> the shape is no more a trapezoid.
> In fact, using a trapezoidal shape for a pad in a copper zone has no
> interest.
>
> For these reasons, I did not spent time to code thermal reliefs for
> trapezoidal shapes.
>
> Of course, trapezoidal shapes can have now applications outside the
> microwave applications, but I don't know these applications.
Trapezoid pads can be useful for control distribution of melting solder paste. 
For each pad, you can set its connection to the copper zone to "None" and still 
it will be microwave compatible.

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LordBlick