Index: pcblib/parametric/common.awk
===================================================================
--- pcblib/parametric/common.awk	(revision 686)
+++ pcblib/parametric/common.awk	(revision 687)
@@ -375,3 +375,31 @@
 	x = tolower(x)
 	return (x == "true") || (x == "yes") || (x == "on")
 }
+
+# default pin1 mark on a box
+# style: mark style, "+" separated list (TODO)
+# x,y: the coordinates of the origin corner (top-left)
+# half: half the stepping of the pin grid - the size of the mark
+function silkmark(style, x, y, half)
+{
+	if (style == "angled") {
+		element_line(x, y-half,  x-half, y)
+	}
+	else if (style == "square") {
+		element_line(x-half, y+half,  x+half, y+half)
+		element_line(x+half, y-half,  x+half, y+half)
+	}
+	else if ((style == "external") || (style == "externalx")) {
+		element_line(x-half, y,         x-step, y-half/2)
+		element_line(x-half, y,         x-step, y+half/2)
+		element_line(x-step, y-half/2,  x-step, y+half/2)
+	}
+	else if (style == "externaly") {
+		element_line(x, y-half,         x-half/2, y-step)
+		element_line(x, y-half,         x+half/2, y-step)
+		element_line(x-half/2, y-step,  x+half/2, y-step)
+	}
+	else if ((style != "none") && (style != "")) {
+		error("invalid silkmark parameter: " style)
+	}
+}
Index: pcblib/parametric/connector.awk
===================================================================
--- pcblib/parametric/connector.awk	(revision 686)
+++ pcblib/parametric/connector.awk	(revision 687)
@@ -79,26 +79,7 @@
 
 	element_rectangle(-half, -half, P["nx"] * step - half + xo, P["ny"] * step - half + yo)
 
-	if (P["silkmark"] == "angled") {
-		element_line(0, -half,  -half, 0)
-	}
-	else if (P["silkmark"] == "square") {
-		element_line(-half, half,  half, half)
-		element_line(half, -half,  half, half)
-	}
-	else if ((P["silkmark"] == "external") || (P["silkmark"] == "externalx")) {
-		element_line(-half, 0,        -step, -half/2)
-		element_line(-half, 0,        -step, +half/2)
-		element_line(-step, -half/2,  -step, +half/2)
-	}
-	else if (P["silkmark"] == "externaly") {
-		element_line(0, -half,        -half/2, -step)
-		element_line(0, -half,        +half/2, -step)
-		element_line(-half/2, -step,  +half/2, -step)
-	}
-	else if ((P["silkmark"] != "none") && (P["silkmark"] != "")) {
-		error("invalid silkmark parameter: " P["silkmark"])
-	}
-	
+	silkmark(P["silkmark"], 0, 0, half)
+
 	element_end()
 }