Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-16 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 08/15/2011 04:38 PM, Bert Timmerman wrote: When I apply 'FreeRotateBuffer()' to that footprint, the big pad (pin 1) and the silkscreen rotate fine, but the two small square pads (2 and 3) do not. Their centers rotate, but the pads themselves do not. Is it a bug or did I do something wrong w

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:17:07PM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:24:34 -0700 > Andrew Poelstra wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:29:59AM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > > > Because of this bug (it is completely a bug from the user's point of > > > view), as you sugg

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Bert Timmerman
in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: > Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary > Angle; UTF-8) > > On 08/14/2011 03:16 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: > >> OK, so is there any option in pcb to rotate by an angle > other than 90 > >> degrees? > &

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:24:34 -0700 Andrew Poelstra wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:29:59AM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > > Because of this bug (it is completely a bug from the user's point of > > view), as you suggested I always make my nominally-square pads > > slightly non-square. Usuall

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Andrew Poelstra
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:29:59AM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:50:23 +0200 > Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: > > > Gus Fantanas wrote: > > > > > Is it a bug or > > > did I do something wrong when I created the footprint? > > > > It is half a bug. Exactly square pads are def

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:50:23 +0200 Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: > Gus Fantanas wrote: > > > Is it a bug or > > did I do something wrong when I created the footprint? > > It is half a bug. Exactly square pads are defined by two points that > coincide. There is no orientation attached to this. So P

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
Gus Fantanas wrote: > Is it a bug or > did I do something wrong when I created the footprint? It is half a bug. Exactly square pads are defined by two points that coincide. There is no orientation attached to this. So PCB assumes the square shape should be aligened along the axis of the grid.

gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-15 Thread Gus Fantanas
On 08/14/2011 03:16 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: OK, so is there any option in pcb to rotate by an angle other than 90 degrees? Cut :FreeRotateBuffer(45) Paste Thank you so much for your response. Using PCB, I created a footprint for the PDS760 Schottky diode (PowerDI®5 package). I have pasted i

Re: gEDA-user: Bug in 'FreeRotateBuffer()'? (WAS: Re: Line Thickness in Imported DXF Files; Rotating by Arbitrary Angle; UTF-8)

2011-08-14 Thread DJ Delorie
You can't rotate a square pad, because there's no reference angle - both "end" points are the same. Just make the pads slightly not-square. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user