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[Carl Poirier <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx>]

About the footprint names, this is a specific device. As per rules 9.x you
just go with the name and part number.

Connector_Molex_PicoBlade_53398-0271.kicad_mod


On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:06 PM, John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 02/06/14 22:37, Jean-Paul Louis wrote:
>
>> I was talking about the engineering cost to remove any silk screen
>> lines from the soldering pads, not the cost of the silk-screen layer
>> by itself. There is a small cost added if you want markings on your
>> board.
>>
>
> But the fabrication/assembly layer (yellow in Lorenzo's drawing) is not
> a silk screen layer? Isn't it a reference layer that is not part of the
> physical board, or have I misunderstood? I do realise that the
> fabrication layer is not supported in KiCad, I am speaking
> hypothetically anyway.
>
>  Often, people who do not make a living designing boards, do not
>> realize that everything they ask for, often can be done at a cost.
>> But the added cost might be prohibitive for a small number of boards.
>>
>
> I am one of those amateurs, I must admit, and did not know it can cost
> more to exclude a silk screen from pads. No such thing as a free lunch,
> I suppose. I will be more careful in future!
>
> Thank you for your advice,
>
>
> John
>
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