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You can define a padstacks, that can be reused. You can define sub-pcbs,
and reuse. You can define multiple component, and add the same sub-pcb to
them.

Lev

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Spacefalcon the Outlaw <
falcon AT ivan DOT harhan DOT org> wrote:

> DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> > Another thing which might be useful is to store each footprint *once*
> > and refer to it for each element,
>
> That's what PADS does.
>
> > but that means you'd need a way to
> > override individual parts of the footprint for each element, too.
>
> AFAICT PADS does not provide any such "override" mechanism; one has to
> create two different "part decals" (PADS term for footprint) with
> different names if any changes to the content of the "part decal" are
> desired.
>
> SF
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>You can define a padstacks, that can be reused. You c=
an define sub-pcbs, and reuse. You can define multiple component, and add t=
he same sub-pcb to them.<br><br></div>Lev<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extr=
a"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Spacefal=
con the Outlaw <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:falcon AT ivan DOT harhan DOT o=
rg" target=3D"_blank">falcon AT ivan DOT harhan DOT org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">DJ Delorie &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:dj AT delorie DOT com">dj AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; Another thing which might be useful is to store each footprint *once*<=
br>
&gt; and refer to it for each element,<br>
<br>
</span>That&#39;s what PADS does.<br>
<span class=3D""><br>
&gt; but that means you&#39;d need a way to<br>
&gt; override individual parts of the footprint for each element, too.<br>
<br>
</span>AFAICT PADS does not provide any such &quot;override&quot; mechanism=
; one has to<br>
create two different &quot;part decals&quot; (PADS term for footprint) with=
<br>
different names if any changes to the content of the &quot;part decal&quot;=
 are<br>
desired.<br>
<br>
SF<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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