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Re: new rules - required changes in libraries and question about 3d models

 

Indeed, the value can be moved to the fab layer. Jean-Pierre committed this
default behavior in rev 5392. As for the default text size, I'll take care
of it.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 5:24 AM, nnn <nnn4000@xxxxx> wrote:

>  Next question: Should the text size still be 1 mm? In new kicad it's not
> default so mabe it's better to use IPC value (1.2 mm) as you suggested.
>
>
> W dniu 23.02.2015 o 00:53, Carl Poirier pisze:
>
> Hi Michal,
>
>  - I fixed the permissions
> - I deleted two repos that weren't in the fp-lib-tables (Pin_Arrays
> superseded by Pin_Headers and Housings_SOT-669_LFPAK.pretty created by
> mistake by Bernd Wiebus), let me know if this was wrong
> - I initialized Buttons_Switches_SMD.pretty with a first footprint, the
> PTS645 from C&K Components
> - I added the Buttons_Switches_*.pretty to the fp-lib-tables.
>
>  This should do it.
>
>  I'll be back with your second question.
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 8:13 AM, nnn <nnn4000@xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> According to recent discussions on mailing list the following changes
>> should be applied:
>> - add .3dshapes in paths
>> - change reference
>> - change value and its layer
>> I can make the changes but I can see that I haven't Buttons_Switches...
>> and they are absent on fp-lib-table.
>> Could you check if all repositories that should be converted are on
>> fp-lib-table and change permissions if needed?
>>
>> My second quesion is about libraries from
>> http://smisioto.no-ip.org/elettronica/kicad/kicad-en.htm
>> There are some of them in official kicad libraries. Was the author of
>> these libraries involved in official kicad libraries? Is it ok to use his
>> libraries in official libraries (gplv3)? I'm asking because he improved his
>> 3d models and I wonder if they can be pushed into official librairies.
>>
>> Michał Stec
>>
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