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Hi Igor,

Op 13-07-18 om 05:16 schreef gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu:
>
>
> On Thu, 12 Jul 2018, Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via 
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> 2: SMD thermals, or the lack thereof. If I really need thermals, I 
>> create tiny rectangles without clearance (S key) to connect pads to 
>> the surrounding copper planes.
>
> Already implemented in pcb-rnd for many months.

Yes, I just built your latest version, and I see that it does support 
SMD vias, which is good!
Unfortunately, the finger width that I get with e.g. the 0603 footprint 
(0.1 mm) is again too narrow for my PCB house.
No doubt, this can be changed, just as in the old PCB branch, but I 
haven't yet found how to do this.

Then again, I'd have to spend some time getting familiar with pcb-rnd's 
UI and options anyway, as those have diverged significantly from the old 
branch.
This is also one of the reasons why I haven't got round to testing 
pcb-rnd to any serious degree -- I have to locate and relearn all those 
shortcut keys for do even the simplest things that I now do without 
thinking, such as placing a marker, changing sizes etcetera. And there 
were some other things as well. This didn't combine well with the need 
here to crank out a lot of boards in a short time, which was what kept 
me busy the past few months.
But I'll send you a report of my first findings separately.


Best regards,

Richard Rasker