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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 04/05/2016 à 12:45, ifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
> Hello:
> 
> In the Pad Properties window, Round Rectangle properties, there is the "Corner size" option. It
> shows the calculated "Corner radius" as information.
> 
> Using IPC rules as guidelines, the maximum corner radius must be 25% of the pad width, with a
> maximum of 0.25 mm. If the pad is big enough, a 25% of the pad width yields a corner radius bigger
> than those 0.25 mm, and the % must be adjusted accordingly. For those cases, can the "Corner radius"
> control be editable so it drives the "Corner size" value?
> 
> Iñigo.
> 

If it is editable, what is the right value: the corner radius, or the % value, when you change the
pad size?
* You cannot have 2 values for the same parameter.
* The % value avoid issues, when changing pad size.
This is the reason the pad radius is not editable.


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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS