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    Posted: 24 Mar 2014 at 9:14am
Hello,

in the old Land Pattern Viewer the SMD-Pads were trimmed at the body outline of a package.
http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/uploads/9646/LP_Viewer.png

In the Library Expert Lite the pads go below the package.
http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/uploads/9646/Library_Expert_Lite.png
Is there any setting to force the Library Expert to trim the pads at the body outline of a package?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Tom H Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2014 at 11:53am

IPC Standards does not like the software default to be set to "Trim Pads Under Low stand-off Component", but the feature is still in the program and you have control of the "Stand-off Size" too.

Go to "User Preferences" and select the "Rules" tab and enter any standoff value you want to start pad trimming under component body at -

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Guido Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2014 at 3:56am
Hello Tom,

this option is exact what I was looking for. Thank you very much.

As I use the Library Expert Lite I can't change the User preferences. But this is no major problem. I can change this setting every time when I built a new footprint.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tom H Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2014 at 6:59am

With the "Lite" version you have to setup all your personal preference rules for each library part.

With the "Pro" version you set everything up once and use it over and over.

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The trim does not seem to be working SODs, either that or I do not have the rule set correctly.  See attached .jpgs
 
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Trim is applied when the the Rule is set to a value greater than zero and the component standoff height (A1) dimension is less than the value entered for the rule.
That said, this is still a bug in the SOD footprint.
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