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This option is in fact a smooth transition for footprints...
but it will break the readability of new boards by previous release of 
kicad... no way back to previous releases, even to be just read...
Which is better then?
Library stuff are quite delicate to be touched IMO...

On 11/22/2017 10:23 PM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> Wayne I still have an issue with silently breaking files. Using an 
> "offset" parameter (but reading "at" for compatibility) does not break 
> anyone's models and there is absolutely no confusion about which is mm 
> and which is inches. Incidentally I think "offset" is a better name, it 
> implies relative position rather than absolute (but that's neither here 
> nor there).
>
> On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Marcos Chaparro <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Wayne Stambaugh
>     <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>         Yes, it is a change that will break some users 3D models
>         but I think the long term benefit outweighs the short term
>         annoyance.
>
>
>     It will break most of my boards. I won't complain because I
>     appreciate the effort and I welcome *every* improvement, but be
>     prepared for some very rough comments out there.
>
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