Padstacks
Padstacks are used to define objects typically associated with component pins or pads, or vias. They are a collection of geometrical shapes that are associated with different layers of a pcb.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- Bert Timmerman
- Priority:
- Low
- Drafter:
- Chad Parker
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- Accepted for trunk
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
-
future-feature-release
- Started by
- Completed by
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Sprints
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Padstacks could provide a mechanism for interacting with pins/pads/vias in a consistent, versatile way. Presently, there is virtually no possible interaction. Pins and pads are static objects associated with elements, and vias are separate.
This would also give us a way of acknowledging drills. Presently, you can turn off vias, or pins/pads, and have no idea that you just routed something through a drill hit. Not only is that bad, but since the pads have copper associated with them, you've also just created a short.
Challenges:
* converting our current footprint library to use padstacks
Work Items
Work items:
Create a struct to contain padstack information: TODO
