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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:26:24 +0100
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Edward Hennessy wrote:
>> <kmk AT familieknaak DOT de> wrote:

>> Add the ability to make thru hole pins oblate on the solder side.

(snip) 

> I don't have experience on the CAM side of fabrication. But, this
> technical article recommends against "painting pads."
> 
> http://www.ucamco.com/files/downloads/file/12/the_scourge_of_cad-to-cam_communication.pdf

Fair enough.

However, his reasoning does not apply to users who do their own cam 
processing in the kitchen sink -- i.e. etch their PCBs at home. 

That said, I'd love to define this kind of oblate pins in pcb in a 
proper way. But it is not possible due to format restrictions.

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