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[Kerusey Karyu <keruseykaryu@xxxxx>]

In 23.03.2014 20:57, Carl Poirier wrote:

> Symbols:
>
> 1. Default 300mil pin length is used.
>
Why? Why? Why? I need only one *reasonable* reason.

Please. Take a look at current symbols with 300mil pin length. Have you 
see the awfulness of it?


The pin length could be:
1. 100mil for discrete devices: diodes, capacitors, resistors; because 
they usually doesn't have any pin numbers (or pin names).

2. 150mil for IC's designed as "black-box"; because 150mil is enough 
even for pin numbers greater than "99" or BGA pin numbering encoded by 
pair of characters and digits.

3. Variable for IC's symbols with various shapes, for ex. triangle in 
op-amp or power amplifiers.


Kerusey Karyu