Different tolerances

Tom H wrote: Bottom Line is that regardless if the package is standard or unique, all Footprint Names will sort on the Mfr. Abbreviation and no longer sort by the component family abbreviation.

For a standard naming land pattern having the manufacturer abbreviation as a suffix instead of a prefix would be better in my view, in sorting footprints in a library.

When I'm looking for a standard footprint in a list I would prefer to see:

SON80P400X400X80-9N-TI
SON80P400X400X80-9N-AD

So all the SON80Ps are grouped together.

It kind of leads on better as the footprint name tells me from the beginning that it's a standard package, the size, then at the end that it's a Texas Instruments or Analog Devices variant.

Thanks Tom, I downloaded the latest copy from Dr Munie this morning.  Last Friday and Monday were a bank holiday here in the UK.

The Manufacturer_Manufacturer'sPartNumber naming is very sensible for non-standard parts and I can see the sense in extending it to standard footprints.

I find it neater when viewing a list of land patterns in the CAD Tool's libraries to have ALL the same standard land patterns listed together though - and then easier to manipulate.

In terms of looking at a standard land pattern name and "processing" the name in my head:

I'm more interested in seeing if it's a standard land pattern, then what type it is, then what size it is, and to be honest I'm not bothered who the manufacturer is until the end.

If that makes sense!

I just wanted to add my tuppence halfpenny worth.

If the agreement is to do it the other way around then that's what I'll do.

That's a good idea.