Component zero Orientation A or B?

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   Hi Tom,

Thanks for the info. Since there's no DFN specific reason to favor the current orientation, could the orientation be updated to match the orientation of similar 3&4-pin components? I feel like one of the major benefits of PCB libraries is the consistency of the footprints generated, and DFNs seem like an odd exception.

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ransonjd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 15 Nov 2016 Status: Offline Points: 142	Post Options Post Reply Quote ransonjd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 2020 at 1:48pm
	Hi Tom, Thanks for the info. Since there's no DFN specific reason to favor the current orientation, could the orientation be updated to match the orientation of similar 3&4-pin components? I feel like one of the major benefits of PCB libraries is the consistency of the footprints generated, and DFNs seem like an odd exception.



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: 5761	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 2020 at 2:18pm
	Right now we're getting ready to release our V2020 Library Expert Beta in 2 weeks. The programmers are not going to update anything until after the official release in mid-April. The main reason is that V2020 is a total rewrite that started a year ago and nothing is going to distract them from meeting release deadlines. This is not an easy fix and may take a week, but the most important thing is 100,000 users with existing libraries created by Library Expert do not like changes. Even though you can control the Zero Orientation in Preferences.
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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: 5761	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 2020 at 11:46am
	We're building a lot of 4-pin DFN footprints for PCBPOD, and Pin 1 is all over the place. Pin 1 in lower left, upper left, upper right, lower right. There is no standard pin out for the 4-pin DFN package and therefore there is no standard Pin 1 Zero Orientation. Never will be. The component manufacturer's are doing whatever they want.
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