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+
+
+#ifndef PAD_SHAPES_H_
+#define PAD_SHAPES_H_
+
+/* Pad shape id : ( .m_PadShape member) */
+#define	PAD_NONE        0
+#define PAD_CIRCLE      1
+#define PAD_ROUND       PAD_CIRCLE
+#define PAD_RECT        2
+#define PAD_OVAL        3
+#define PAD_TRAPEZOID   4       // trapezoid
+#define PAD_RRECT       5
+#define PAD_OCTAGON     6
+#define PAD_SQUARE      7
+
+
+/* PADS attributes */
+#define PAD_STANDARD    0       // Usual pad
+#define PAD_SMD         1       // Smd pad, appears on the layer paste (default)
+#define PAD_CONN        2       // Like smd, does not appear on the layer paste (default)
+// reserved, but not yet really used:
+#define PAD_P_HOLE      3       // trou simple, utile sur pad stack
+#define PAD_MECA        4       // PAD "mecanique" (fixation, zone cuivre...)
+
+
+#endif  // PAD_SHAPES_H_
+