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

So you mean having the "Passive_SMD.pretty", but having in it
"C_0805.kicad_mod", "R_0805.kicad_mod" and so on? Why would this be better
than having them in "Capacitors_SMD.pretty" and "Resistors_SMD.pretty",
along with other SMD footprints?


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Vesa Solonen <vesa.solonen@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 13/08/14, 20:02, Kerusey Karyu kirjoitti:
> >> Is there any reason to have various footprints such as 0805, 0603, etc.
> >> for every component type?
> >>
> > There is one rational reason for this, but not such important: Board 3D
> > presentation. Someone could use different models for resistors,
> > capacitors and inductors.
>
> There is no limitation as long as names contain a prefix for example.
> Øyvind Aabling's libraries do it exactly like this and they work fine.
> Various footprints are needed as metallization is different for R and C
> and optimal pad geometry is different. Combining libraries is a good idea.
>
> -Vesa
>
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