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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 01:49:58 +0200 (CEST)
From: Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org>
To: Cyril Hrubis <metan DOT lists AT gmail DOT com>,
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] oval pins in pcb?
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On Sun, 2 Sep 2018, Cyril Hrubis (metan DOT lists AT gmail DOT com) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> I wanted to use oval copper shape for pins on my PCB layout, but looking 
> into pcb editor this does not seem to be possible at all.

You can use a pin with the diameter of the shorter side and put an 
additional pad with the same pin number on one or both sides of the board.

This is what my `arthropods' footprint generator uses, for example:
https://github.com/rlutz/arthropods/blob/master/footprints/1x6PIN.fp