Inductor Footprints Requiring C shaped Pads

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   I notice more and more small SMT inductors data sheets asking for C shaped pads.   
I would prefer to use rectangular pads even though Cadstar if not PCB Libraries and IPC standard can indeed support Polygon Pads.   Is there any unanticipated problem I am going to encounter by replacing the two C shapes as called out in the data sheet with Rectangles?

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PlanoDoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Location: Plano TX Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote PlanoDoug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Inductor Footprints Requiring C shaped Pads Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 9:21am
	I notice more and more small SMT inductors data sheets asking for C shaped pads. I would prefer to use rectangular pads even though Cadstar if not PCB Libraries and IPC standard can indeed support Polygon Pads. Is there any unanticipated problem I am going to encounter by replacing the two C shapes as called out in the data sheet with Rectangles?



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: 5718	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 9:31am
	Can you please post a web-link to a component package datasheet that has "C-shape" leads or a mfr. recommended pattern the calls for "C-shape" pads? We would really appreciate it and it's the only way we can support it. It it exists, we can do it.