Bob writes:
>> You need to make your pad U-shaped and leave clearance for the
>> cutout.

Olin writes:
> Not in Eagle.  I've done this by making a normal pad, then adjusting the
> dimension outline to cut part of it away.  The first time I did this I was
> wondering whether the board house would complain, but the boards came back
> exactly as expected with no comment.

You totally missed the point. David does not want to cut copper. So he
needs unusually shaped pads, which are certainly OK and supported by many
CAD packages, perhaps even low-end ones like Eagle, without having to
resort to creating fake pads with multiple copper objects.

Now that I've insulted Eagle, perhaps you will enlighten us as to whether
it can make U-shaped pads?

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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