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   Wow...Thank you Erich!!

          -Dave

On 04/02/2017 06:49 PM, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> This one came from a kicad library done by Walter Lain, who seems to
> do very nice work, in w_smd_qfn.mod, converted with the
>
> https://github.com/erichVK5/translate2geda utility
>
> and is on gedasymbols:
>
> http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/erich_heinzle/kicad/footprints/w_smd_qfn.mod/qfn-64.fp
>
> Also, the fped utility, at least the current git version,
>
> http://projects.qi-hardware.com/index.php/p/fped/
> http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/fped/gui.html
>
> now supports export to gEDA PCB / pcb-rnd compatible footprints
>
> http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/kicad-libs-modules.pdf
>
> and fped can generate a qfn64 footprint from their kicad library
>
> http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/kicad-libs-modules.pdf
>
> I do believe FPED supports a solder mask layer as well within
> footprints, and modifications to export solder mask aperture
> information should not be too hard if support for this is implemented
> in gEDA PCB / pcb-rnd. We then get immediate access to a footprint
> library with solder masks already defined for those devices in which
> it matters.
>
> Regards,
>
> Erich.
>


-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA

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