Wrong default soldermask clearance in footprint editor
Bug #1653980 reported by
Art
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
KiCad |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Wayne Stambaugh |
Bug Description
Footprint editor selects an arbitrary default value as a pad solder mask clearance (0.2mm) regardless of the value selected in PCBnew. At the very least suggest setting this value to the industry standard min value for solder mask clearance of 3 mil (0.0762mm). Preferably it should be user adjustable.
Changed in kicad: | |
assignee: | nobody → Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw) |
Changed in kicad: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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AFAIK, the footprint editor shouldn't select any default solder mask
value other than 0 when creating new footprints or pads. KiCad uses
three separate solder mask settings to determine which mask value to use
when plotting with the following order of precedence: pad, footprint,
then board. This way you can use the board wide setting for all pads
and footprints that have a 0 solder mask value rather than define the
solder mask clearance for every single pad and/or footprint.
On 1/4/2017 9:15 AM, Art wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Footprint editor selects an arbitrary default value as a pad solder mask
> clearance (0.2mm) regardless of the value selected in PCBnew. At the
> very least suggest setting this value to the industry standard min value
> for solder mask clearance of 3 mil (0.0762mm). Preferably it should be
> user adjustable.
>
> ** Affects: kicad
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>