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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] To fillet or not to fillet on a PCB pattern

From: DJ Delorie <dj@...>
Date: 2014-08-02

"palciatore@... [Homebrew_PCBs]" <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
writes:
> Am I correct in assuming that "tear-dropping" refers to adding either
> chamfers or fillets where a trace meets a side of a rectangular, oval,
> or round pad which is wider than the trace?

In general, yes.

Examples at the bottom of:
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/teardrops/
(click to expand each image)