So I figured out how to bulk edit the footprint files in notepad. The first few files I edited where straight forward. I then came across one with this weird entry before the “tstamp”.
(thermal_bridge_angle 45)
I figured out what it was but I could not figure out where that setting was in the footprint editor. The pads where initially set to 270 degrees. Is that why? I just cleared out that part of the line, set the pads to 0 and all was good. Just curious if anyone knows off the top of their heads.
It’s in Clearance Overrides etc. tab in pad properties dialog. The automatic spokes when a zone is filled may be non-optimal, depending on the nearby pads. 45 degrees may give 4 good spokes instead of only 2 if the pads are located in a certain way in the footprint.
I found it. Thank you very much. Upon further investigation I discovered that if the pad s set to “Oval” the spokes with be at 90 degrees. If I change it to “Circle” they will be at 45 degrees. It’s not causing any issues. I was just curious. I have just started to edit the raw data in the files as it’s much quicker when performing some tasks.