PCB Libraries Forum : Gull Wing Terminal Lead Legend Polarity Location https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:31:07 +0000 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:33:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2420 <![CDATA[PCB Libraries Forum]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_images/PCBLForumLogo.gif https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Gull Wing Terminal Lead Legend Polarity Location : No, you can manually place these...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9939.html#9939 Author: Tom H
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Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 1:33pm

No, you can manually place these Polarity Markings in any Calculator. No need for FP Designer. 
 

 
Watch this short video - 
http://www.pcblibraries.com/products/fpx/userguide/default.asp?ch=9.3 

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:33:47 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9939.html#9939 <![CDATA[Gull Wing Terminal Lead Legend Polarity Location : Tom H wrote:I forgot to mention...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9938.html#9938 Author: sstallion
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Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 1:25pm

Originally posted by Tom H Tom H wrote:

I forgot to mention that there is a feature for manually adding Polarity Marking using 8 different shapes and you determine the Size, Location, Shape, Filled or not Filled, Layer, etc. and it's saved to FPX file. 

Interesting. Would this mean I would pull the footprint into the Footprint Designer and manipulate the indicator from there?
]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:25:26 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9938.html#9938 <![CDATA[Gull Wing Terminal Lead Legend Polarity Location : I forgot to mention that there...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9937.html#9937 Author: Tom H
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Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 10:29am

I forgot to mention that there is a feature for manually adding Polarity Marking using 8 different shapes and you determine the Size, Location, Shape, Filled or not Filled, Layer, etc. and it's saved to FPX file. 

If I was creating my custom library, I would use the manual mode so that small parts have small polarity markers and Large parts have Large Polarity Marking. 

I like to be in control and it only takes a minute to add a custom polarity marker exactly where you want it. 

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:29:39 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9937.html#9937 <![CDATA[Gull Wing Terminal Lead Legend Polarity Location : For V2018, the Pin 1 Dot location...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9936.html#9936 Author: Tom H
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Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 10:10am

For V2018, the Pin 1 Dot location is nailed down. 

But for V2019, there will be a feature to allow the user to pick the End of Pin 1 or to the Side of Pin 1. 

V2019 is scheduled for release in April 2019. It's a complete 100% rewrite of the entire program using new programming languages for coding.

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:10:15 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9936.html#9936 <![CDATA[Gull Wing Terminal Lead Legend Polarity Location : Is it possible to automate setting...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/gull-wing-terminal-lead-legend-polarity-location_topic2420_post9935.html#9935 Author: sstallion
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Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 9:32am

Is it possible to automate setting the pin 1 dot in the preferred location as documented in Library Expert Surface Mount Families? My typical workflow consists of modifying the indicator after importing a footprint from PCBL, which is time consuming if I'm making larger changes to a library.

Apologies if this has been answered already!
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