Index: index.html =================================================================== --- index.html (revision 12567) +++ index.html (revision 12568) @@ -487,20 +487,15 @@ power jack with slot n/a - can not be done with pad stack as the plated slots for the pins can not be represented as plated round holes - use heavy terminals instead

-Pad stacks prototypes are stored only once per pcb_data_t (only once per +Pad stack prototypes are stored only once per pcb_data_t (only once per board for vias or per each subcircuit for terminals). The actual pad stacks placed on the board (or in subcircuit) are called pad stack references. -A pad stack reference has its own x;y coordinate (within the board or subcircuit) -and a reference to the prototype. However, the pad stack reference does not -encode transformations such as rotation or mirror. This means if a TQFP chip -has 48 pads along 4 sides, in the simplest setup there will be 2 pad stack -prototypes (a vertical and a horizontal) and 24+24 pad stack references using -them. Pcb-rnd keeps track of pad stacks prototypes which are created from -an existing prototype by rotation or mirroring; this lets the user modify -the pad stack prototype in a way that all other rotated/mirrored prototypes -are modified as well. +A pad stack reference has its own x;y coordinate (within the board or +subcircuit), a rotation angle and a mirror flag. This means if a TQFP chip +has 48 pads along 4 sides, in the simplest setup there will be onlt one pad +stack prototype and 48 pad stack references using the same prototype with +different coordinates and rotations. -

2.4.11. Rat line Objects

A rat line represents a logical connection that is not yet realized in copper.