Land Pattern Names Based On Pad Style

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Is there a setting or preference to identify the pad style in the name?
Most of library contain rectangle type pads. We are now considering using oblong pads on all parts, but can NOT change existing cells. 

From what I can tell both rectangle and oblong pads use the same naming convention. 

I am looking for a way of identifying what style pads are being used without manually changing the name.

Hope this makes sense,

Jeff

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jmeinert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 27 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 66	Post Options Post Reply Quote jmeinert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Land Pattern Names Based On Pad Style Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 1:01pm
	Is there a setting or preference to identify the pad style in the name? Most of library contain rectangle type pads. We are now considering using oblong pads on all parts, but can NOT change existing cells. From what I can tell both rectangle and oblong pads use the same naming convention. I am looking for a way of identifying what style pads are being used without manually changing the name. Hope this makes sense, Jeff



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: 13 Dec 2018 at 1:09pm
	You can recreate an entire library regardless of how many parts are in your FPX file. Open Preferences. Save the Preferences under a new name to indicate the Pad Shape. In Preferences > Components change the pad shapes to Oblong In Console Preferences > Overwrite Footprint Name Level > enter 3 characters that indicate Oblong example: OBL or OBG or OB or O Then Batch create your entire library and O will be the last character in the Footprint Name. It's really easy to do and you can create dozens of different libraries this way.
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jmeinert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 27 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 66	Post Options Post Reply Quote jmeinert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 1:11pm
	Thanks Tom.