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| magnus.lictor   Advanced User     Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Amsterdam, NL Status: Offline Points: 64 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Rectangular leads Posted: 20 Aug 2024 at 1:03am | 
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   For through hole headers, I cannot set the lead shape to rectangle.  This option is available in the 'Padstack Calculator' but not in the  Through-Hole  'Component Type = Header' calculator. For now you have to play with the drill size for square or round pin until you get the drill/pad  that the 'Padstack calculator' has calculated for the rectangle pin, or modify the pads/pins in Designer. Like, the Samtec SSW series of headers that have a rectangular pin of 0.41x0.79mm | |
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| Tom H   Admin Group     Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5949 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 20 Aug 2024 at 9:07am | 
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   Use FP Designer to create Rectangular pads for through-hole footprints.  Most SAMTEC connectors and Headers and created in FP Designer.  Are you using www.pcblibraries.com/POD ? There are thousands of free connectors there, most created in FP Designer.  Also, Footprint Expert comes with a Connectors library and they are all created in FP Designer.  | |
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