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that's what i do too
it works fine for me
Dennis Saputelli
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>
> In a message dated 10/5/01 2:05:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> > We have a connector pattern with two pads per pin. one for through hole
> > and one for surface mount which we created with a pad 1 for through hole
> > and pad 1 for surface mount repeating the pattern for 50 pins and
> > connecting the pad together with a line. DRC is very unhappy with this
> > approach.
> >
> > Is there a better way to do this?
> >
> >
>
> I do such shenanigans by placing two copies of the part on the schematic
> right on top of one another. The fact of the doubled part is obvious by the
> appearance of junctions at every pin end when you connect a wire. Then you
> just use both footprints on the PCB, again right on top of one another. DRC
> is then none the wiser. Only problem you'll have with this approach is
> connecting output pins to output pins, and you can always either ignore those
> or place no-erc directives on those schematic pins.
>
> Steve Hendrix
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