Post #2263357
2026-03-23 16:12 UTC
Again, I don't know why this didn't occur to me anytime over the past 10 years, but yesterday something in my brain went CLICK! and I was like - why the fuck don't these act like reference designators? Reference designators I can move all over in the PCB editor without changing the footprint, and DRC don't give a shit. So wait....maybe if I create a new footprint field for polarity markings, and just put "+" and "-" as text, I could be free of this bullshit? HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
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@alpenglow@mstdn.social 2026-03-23 16:12
I could use a degree symbol or a bullet for dot-style pin 1 markings. Is there a little filled-in triangle text symbol for that style? Indeed there is (ty @ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social for quickly finding this as I was stream-of-consciousness figuring this out). Need a line for an SMT LED? Use an underscore or two or a pipe. So I present to you - freedom from bullshit local footprints that differ from libraries just because you needed the polarity or pin 1 marking in a different spot. (6/7)