It’s not difficult to make one pretty close to that by yourself.
Or use something like SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mm.
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What are the key information to start using footprint generation scripts?
I didn’t found such subject in FAQ.
I have run only scripts generating BOM, but they are directly integrated in schematic.
I was writing/using scripts myself but it was long time ago (*.bat files in DOS times). They were just run in the operating system needing no special program to open them. When I click at *.py file Windows asks me to show which program to use to open that file and I don’t know if I shell allow Windows to use web to find the right file (whenever I allowed to use web to find driver for any new hardware it never found it).
@eelik shows the footprint wizard. While there is a script in the background i would not consider it a script from the point of view of the user.
Because the wizard creates shitty footprints. Simple as that.
If you want a proper footprint generator head over to our proper scripts. These are really scripts even for the end user as you really need to run a python program and feed it its needed information via a setup file (in yaml format).
For gullwing parts (including SOIC) see https://github.com/pointhi/kicad-footprint-generator/tree/master/scripts/Packages/Package_Gullwing__QFP_SOIC_SO (documentation see readme file)
For no lead packages (example DFN/QFN) see https://github.com/pointhi/kicad-footprint-generator/tree/master/scripts/Packages/Package_NoLead__DFN_QFN_LGA_SON
What is yaml format?
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hey high so i need to draw pads on my PCB so that i can directly solder the wire to the pad. see image below.
Hi guys so if you see i had asked about the footprint for SMD SOIC type CD4017. EElik suggested to make it myself. So i started seeing the you tube kicad tutorial and saw that i could add the digikey libraries. In the video he shows a 18 pin soic footprint. So i added the digikey library and viola i have my footprint. Nice . I can see that digikey has a lot of foot prints.
In fact in the youtube video he makes a badge and the battery holder and switch is from the digikey library
It certainly is worth adding the digikey library
It looks like it’s not good to add one line of text under a large picture because it will go unnoticed. I wrote this:
It was there all the time in the KiCad library.
What confuses me as that @Khirad_Dhabhar writes about an 18 pin package in their last response. I hope they mistyped or at least notice their mistake before ordering.
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