Kicad .pos file ambiguity for symmetric, polarized parts

Yes we do. Every manufacturer makes that info available. Edit: But we don’t need to know.

Diodes Packaging

That’s a global adjustment done on the machine, we don’t need to know it.

Again, we don’t need to know. The machine is already configured to know this for each feeder/tray location.

They have, and it is well documented. The problem is with the library creators. Libraries are often created incorrectly and inconsistently. Very annoying!

Edit: Keep in mind, the centroid (.pos) file is not absolute, it is only relative to the PCB. It has no relation to the pick & place machine or the orientation of the component in the reel/tray. As long as it is correct and consistent, relative to your PCB the rest is easy.

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