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[Andrew Zonenberg <azonenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This seems related to teardropping trace-pad junctions, which is
apparently pretty important to reduce bending stresses in flex circuits.
Maybe the two could come together?

On 24/04/17 14:58, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
> In principle, a minimum curvature can be applied to geometric
> outlines. Maybe we can do that one day; aside from creating a fillet,
> such a feature would also round the edges of all rectangular pads.
> 
> - Cirilo
> 
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi, there, Hello, Heikki!
>>
>> I just had a look at the video at https://youtu.be/G1YCu2daNww posted from Heikki
>> and was wondering if it is possible to avoid Acid-Traps [1] as shown in your example.
>> I've marked these in the attached picture.
>>
>> Usually, the PCB tools take special care how to exit a pad with a trace avoiding these acute corners and
>> have some design- and first corner rules.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Clemens
>>
>> [1] For further information, see: https://community.cadence.com/cadence_technology_forums/f/27/t/11497
>>
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