Inconsistent custom design rules

[eelik]

No, never mind if you already read my removed comment…

Ok, here’s something better. Pads don’t have ref, value etc. Footprints do. You can’t extract the parent footprint of a pad with the current rule syntax.

Custom constraints: ignore edge clearance for some footprints

A.Value is for a footprint, but you need a constraint for a pad. I remember there has been discussion about having access to a “parent” item like A.Footprint.Value, but I think it didn’t lead to anything. Maybe @JeffYoung can say more. Meanwhile you have to use some other condition. EDIT: for example, customize the footprints so that you add pads to a group named “edgepads”. Then use a rule like this: (rule edge (condition "A.memberOf('edgepads')") (constraint edge_clearance (min -1mm)))