Chip Resistors With Thermal Tab

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   Hi,
Really have two suggestions at the moment:

1) Option to add a pad to chip resistors (high power) which have thermal tabs.

2) More exotic dual SMD LED packages are similar to the Oscillator, concave corner component; maybe it should be made clearer that the oscillator footprint could be used for these type of LED's or a new generic component for concave corner SMD packages.

Thanks

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TheAndrian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 17 Nov 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheAndrian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Chip Resistors With Thermal Tab Posted: 08 Apr 2019 at 3:18pm
	Hi, Really have two suggestions at the moment: 1) Option to add a pad to chip resistors (high power) which have thermal tabs. 2) More exotic dual SMD LED packages are similar to the Oscillator, concave corner component; maybe it should be made clearer that the oscillator footprint could be used for these type of LED's or a new generic component for concave corner SMD packages. Thanks



Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5716	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 2019 at 6:42pm
	To add a Thermal Pad to a Resistor, first calculate the 2-pin part in the Chip calculator. Then move the part to FP Designer. Then select the Pad Stack Manager icon and select "NEW" to add a new pad stack for the Thermal Pad. Here is a sample video of how to do this - http://www.pcblibraries.com/products/fpx/userguide/default.asp?ch=7.6 There are 70 videos in the "Help > Topics" in Library Expert and they are also on our website here - http://www.pcblibraries.com/products/fpx/userguide/ You can also build your SMD LED in FP Designer.
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TheAndrian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 17 Nov 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheAndrian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 6:32am
	Thanks. Will look at FP designer. Can kind of understand you can't cover everything in the main core of the program. Cheers

Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5716	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 8:07am
	The V2020 Library Expert will many new features that will allow you to create any schematic symbol and footprint regardless of complexity. It will be released before September. But right now, FP Designer can create most complex parts, but you need to watch all the videos in the FP Designer section of program "Help > Topics > Contents > FP Designer" Each video illustrates different various features of that module.
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