To John De Villiers:  Thanks...I know about mils.  Everything in my
parts library documentation is listed in mills while the dimensions in
DigiKey are listed in mm or in.

To Dave VanHorn:  Do you mean you just put layout single pads instead of
using the PCBs parts library layout, ie layout 8 individual pads 0.254
inches apart for a 8-pin DIP instead of using the DIP library?

Dave VanHorn wrote:
>
> > I have sourced all the parts from DigiKey, who measures the components
> > in 'mm' or inches.  Either I have to convert all of my documents 'mils'
> > to mm, or I need to find somewhere that lists 'common' parts
> > footprints.  For example, 1N4002 axial lead diode: is it D0-7, DO-14,
> > DO-15, DO-16,etc.  Anyone know a catalog that designates its parts in
> > JEDEC formats?
>
> Sure don't..
>
> And sometimes the drawings are on centerline, and sometimes they are reffed
> to some arbitrary point.  Look in the Digikey cap section, even within the
> panasonic parts, some are in mils, and some are in mm, and some that are
> dimmed in mm, were clearly designed for an inch system...  :-P
>
> I've always found it best to do my own footprints, and ref them to digikey
> part numbers if applicable.

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