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   BryanT  
   
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     Topic: Axial FootprintsPosted: 09 Feb 2015 at 12:20pm  | 
 
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   Tom, 
   
  I was using the calculator for an axial resistor footprint. The datasheet only gives me the length of the leads prior to forming: The calculator is looking for the Pitch. How do I determine that? Couldn't LE determine that based on the inputs?  | 
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     Posted: 09 Feb 2015 at 2:58pm | 
 
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    Use the "Utility Tools > Axial Lead Calculator" 
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     Posted: 09 Feb 2015 at 3:25pm | 
 
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   Ahhhh - great, thanks Tom! 
   
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     Posted: 02 May 2018 at 9:20am | 
 
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   The Axial Lead calculation has just been updated in V2018.05 pre-release to match the updated IPC-J-STD-001.  
   
  Download the V2018.05 Library Expert Enterprise pre-release here - www.pcblibraries.com/downloads   | 
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