Pin 1 Inside Courtyard?

Is there a reason why these silkscreen dots are outside the courtyard?

If they were moved just slightly to be near the long-side of the pin they could be inside the courtyard eliminating any chance of overlapping another part or feature.

Mainly PADS/Expedition. I was just thinking if it was already inside the courtyard, you would never have to touch it again.

I'd like to remove the dot full stop

If it is outside the courtyard it can cover the pads of another component, obviously this is unwanted.

The component should be "as is" when placed, we should not have to move the pin 1 marker, so containing the marker within the courtyard outline is best.

So a feature that removes the dot and leaves only the line would be preferred over one that removes the line and leaves a dot.

I forgot to ask about a possible new feature for Silkscreen Outlines.

Would you like the ability to have 3 different Silkscreen Outline options?

1. Inside the pads (just like LP Wizard with a Pin 1 Dot inside the courtyard)
2. Outside the pads (just like FP Designer with a chamfer Pin 1 marker)
3. Hatched (this is the current default with a Pin 1 Line)

This question will be on our next Poll so we can see if there is a demand for this new feature.

If you choose to have the silkscreen Outside the pads and wrapped all the way around the part you could potentially remove the placement courtyard and use the silkscreen outline instead.

But if you want both outlines, the courtyard will automatically adjust itself to be greater or equal to the silkscreen outline. The courtyard will never be "inside" the silkscreen outline.