Is there a way to have the .Designator string in the component footprint center on the component? Designator string R1 will look left-justified on the component (which it is), and string R11 will seem centered simply because it's 3 characters long. It would just look a lot neater if it was center justified.
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2\$\begingroup\$ Sadly I don't think so. I justify it usually such that components that will probably have 3 digits (resistors, caps, etc) will fit nicely in the outline. \$\endgroup\$– Krunal DesaiMar 3, 2016 at 0:50
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\$\begingroup\$ @KrunalDesai That is good information, but it is more fit to be an answer to the question, and not a comment! Feel free to post an answer if you know the solution. \$\endgroup\$– htownclydeMar 3, 2016 at 1:01
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\$\begingroup\$ I normally would have, but was on mobile and didn't feel like I had enough content at the time for an answer -- no worries though! \$\endgroup\$– Krunal DesaiMar 3, 2016 at 22:30
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This is how I deal with it.
I agree with Krunal in the comments, generally it is not possible.
Every component I make has a .Designator string on a mechanical layer. I size it so that it can fit 3-4 digits within the outline.
Once the design is going into production, I go to the mechanical layer and rotate and re-adjust all the component strings as necessary to create an assembly drawing. I just end up with better results that way, putting a little manual labor into it!
