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multiple pads in one Pads_Poly sketch #60

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sborshch opened this issue Oct 22, 2020 · 2 comments
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multiple pads in one Pads_Poly sketch #60

sborshch opened this issue Oct 22, 2020 · 2 comments

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@sborshch
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Hi. I'm trying to create solder jumper consist of two semi-circle pads. I's my first attempt to create something in FreeCAD. I want both pads to be equal and size be defined by single radius constraint. I didn't find any way to make equality constraints between two sketches so I desided to place both pads into one sketch (I saw multiple rectangular pads in one sketch Pads_TH_SMD in footprint-complex-arc-pads example), so I created sketch with two pads, named it "Pads_Poly", but unfortunately ksu Footprint generator generates footprint with only one pad. Am I doing something wrong or is it impossible to define multiple pads in one Pads_Poly sketch?

Here is my jumper FreeCAD file.
jmp.zip

By the way, removing small circles from pads result in generator error "list index out of range". Now I understand that those circles acts as pad anchors, but I think script should display more descriptive message.

@easyw
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easyw commented Oct 24, 2020

@sborshch
unfortunately ATM the only way is making a sketch each polyline pad... in FC you can refer to external geometry to keep references or constrains.

By the way, removing small circles from pads result in generator error "list index out of range". Now I understand that those circles acts as pad anchors, but I think script should display more descriptive message.

I know that my tools are lacking of documentation.
You may consider to contribute with a PR, adding tips to the main doc:
https://github.com/easyw/kicadStepUpMod/blob/master/demo/kicadStepUp-cheat-sheet.odg

@luzpaz
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luzpaz commented Apr 30, 2022

Ticket should be labeled 'documentation'

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