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[Augusto Fraga Giachero <augustofg96@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rene Pöschl writes:

> There are completely new footprints for such devices. (In the v5 lib)
>
> I think the resistor lib should even be compatible with kicad 4 (it has 
> no part with complex pads in it). At least the footprint in question is 
> compatible.
>
> They are now script generated [1]. The dimensions for the pads are based 
> on IPC recommendations.

I've verified that with the new Kicad library the problem persists (the
spacing between the pads is a little close, but far from the IPC
recommendations). I'll file a bug on the Github project.

>
> The dimensions for the resistors come from different datasheets. (The 
> respective datasheet is always listed in the description of the footprint)
>
>
> [1] 
> https://github.com/pointhi/kicad-footprint-generator/tree/master/scripts/SMD_chip_package_rlc-etc
>
>
>

Thanks,
Augusto Fraga Giachero.