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[Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2018-05-23 14:25, Jeff Young wrote:
> I think "Pad clearance" is even better.

Hmm... I think it's still not precise enough. Pad-to-what-clearance?

Pad to Pad, Pad to Solder Mask, Pad to Board Outline, ...?

Regards,

Clemens

> 
>> On 23 May 2018, at 13:03, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 5/23/2018 5:36 AM, Jeff Young wrote:
>>> I’ve always found the name “Net pad clearance” odd in the pad properties dialog.
>>>
>>> I’m proposing to change it to “Copper clearance” to better match “Solder mask clearance” and “Solder paste clearance”.
>>
>> Perhaps "Pad clearance" would work as well.  Copper doesn't always imply
>> a pad but given that this is the pad properties dialog, I guess you
>> could assume copper implied the pad itself.
>>
>>>
>>> (As a side note I’m also changing “Thermal relief width” to “Thermal relief spoke width”, but I assume that’s non-controversial.)
>>
>> This makes sense to me.
>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jeff.
>>>
>>>
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