# ! Rushabh | Linux Shill - for footprint="pinrow...

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Started: 2026-08-27T08:45:00.682000+00:00
Last activity: 2026-08-30T18:02:33.566000+00:00

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-27T08:45:00.186000+00:00

for `footprint="pinrow3_p2.54_id1.016_od1.88_pinlabeltextalignright_pinlabelorthogonal_nosquareplating"`
it generates a courtyard, we should add a way to change the courtyard's default dimension somehow

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-27T08:47:46.271000+00:00

would love to reduce the courtyard dimensions here
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## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-27T08:52:00.191000+00:00

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## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-27T09:25:31.003000+00:00

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## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T16:17:31.283000+00:00

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## Seve — 2026-08-30T16:32:54.426000+00:00

hello

## Seve — 2026-08-30T16:33:13.053000+00:00

we could add that

## Seve — 2026-08-30T16:33:15.841000+00:00

open to proposals

## Seve — 2026-08-30T16:33:37.410000+00:00

it looks a bit big for a default too

## Seve — 2026-08-30T16:33:45.317000+00:00

we could improve that maybe 🤔

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T17:16:36.551000+00:00

An optional courtyardmargin to pinrow_def

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T17:16:53.933000+00:00

eg ` footprint="pinrow3_p2.54_id1.016_od1.88_pinlabeltextalignright_pinlabelorthogonal_nosquareplating_courtyardmargin0.25mm"`

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:32:25.073000+00:00

no that would be bad

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:32:31.820000+00:00

margin from what?

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:32:54.528000+00:00

courtyard is not a margin from copper, it is technically unrelated to the copper

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:33:21.972000+00:00

cyw (courtyardwidth) and cyh i think are already supported

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T17:35:31.599000+00:00

Yes, but only for smdpads and custom passive footprints

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T17:35:39.789000+00:00

It is not global and is not supported by pinrow

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:35:46.300000+00:00

courtyard is _never_ related to copper

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:36:05.895000+00:00

to make this property is to create ambiguity

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:37:36.714000+00:00

it's like if someone asked me how big something was and i told them "50% bigger"

they'd be like "50% bigger than what???" it doesn't make sense

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:37:41.526000+00:00

a margin is relative to something

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T17:41:52.338000+00:00

so we should add optional cyw and cyh to pinrow_def

## Seve — 2026-08-30T17:42:02.287000+00:00

that would be fine yea

## ! Rushabh | Linux Shill — 2026-08-30T17:49:35.486000+00:00

also
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## Seve — 2026-08-30T18:01:41.348000+00:00

Hmmm

## Seve — 2026-08-30T18:02:19.611000+00:00

I mean courtyards are related to the cad model, idk if jlcpcb will allow placing the pin headers

## Seve — 2026-08-30T18:02:33.566000+00:00

Idc about matvhing kicad but jlcpcb is important