Good point about mask and expansion. You do have to check your Gerbers carefully.
R`theta Electronics Tel: 01209 820997 Mob: 07765807384 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Dammeyer Sent: 02 October 2007 17:07 To: 'Protel EDA Discussion List' Subject: Re: [PEDA] Mixing Surface mount and through hole in onePCBcomponent. That worked. I've got to run out but when I get back I'll redo a step by step description just to make sure it wasn't an accident. Thanks. John > > I vaguely remember encountering this same problem. > > 2 solutions: > > On one project, I > * made a single footprint where several pins were given the same the > same designator "1", but when I'm in the LIB file and I do UpdatePCB, > only one of them would pick up the proper net. I seem to remember > doing something like this: > * going to the PCB and erasing all nets (what menu option was that?) > * going to the schematic and updating the PCB (which updates all the > designator "1" pads properly, only if *all* of them were "no net" > before). > * going back to the PCB and running "Design | netlist Manager | Menu | > Update Free Primitives From Component Pads" (to update any copper > traces you may have placed that lost their net in the "erase all nets" > step -- including both copper traces you placed in the footprint > library, as well as copper traces you placed on the PCB). > David Cary http://carybros.com/ ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
