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  • silk arcs - on top or bottom silk layer
  • silk text - limited: only one of refdes, element name and element value is displayed at the time +

    +An element has the following properties: +

    + +
    element property description +
    name: refdes unique identifier, e.g. "C42" +
    name: value informal value, e.g. "15 pF" +
    name: description informal element or footprint description, e.g. "1206" +
    +

    +Extra object flags: +

    + +
    name description +
    ONSOLDER when set, the element is on the bottom side, else it's on the top side +
    NONETLIST when set, the element is not intended to be on the netlist; useful for elements that are not present on the schematics and are placed during the layout design +
    HIDENAME when set the name of the element is hidden +
    DISPLAYNAME when set the names of pins are shown +

    2.4.7. pins of elements

    @@ -287,6 +306,7 @@ make galvanic connection). There may be duplicate pin numbers and pin names.

    2.4.8. pads of elements

    +

    A pad is an smd pad of an element. It is modelled as a line segment, usually with square cap - this makes the pad look like a rectangle. A pad has the same metadata and capabilities as pins. Overlapping pads are supported. @@ -293,10 +313,12 @@ A pad is always on either the top or the bottom copper layer group.

    2.4.9. rat line objects

    +

    A rat line represents a logical connection that is not yet realized in copper. It connects two drawing primitives.

    2.4.10. netlists

    +

    A netlist is a list of named logical networks. Each network is a list of netlist terminals that should be connected. A netlist terminal is a pair of element-refdes and pin-number (or pad-number). Thus a typical netlist