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Le 09/05/2015 00:08, Andy Peters a écrit :
> I was just skimming the kicad.info forum and a person had a question about why some parts did not end up in the position file needed for assembly. Another thread mentioned that that can be handled by setting an “attribute” for each part in pcbnew. So I looked it up. (It has not affected me because I haven’t submitted any boards for 3rd-party assembly.)
> 
> There are three options for the Attributes setting, and the following comes right from the pcbnew documentation:
> 
> 	• Normal is the standard attribute.
> 
> 	• Normal+Insert indicates that the module must appear in the automatic insertion file (for automatic insertion machines). This attribute is most useful for surface mount components (SMDs).
> 
> 	• Virtual indicates that a component is directly formed by the circuit board. Examples would be edge connectors or inductors created by a particular track shape (as sometimes seen in microwave modules).
> 
> The second and third options seem clear. It’s just the first one that’s vague.
> 
> What is meant by “Normal is the standard attribute?”
> 
> -a

Should be:
Normal is the attribute for footprints which cannot be automatically
inserted on the board (they are not listed in automatic insertion file).


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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS