[Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

Having troubles getting an useable workflow with a common usage: the mounting hole with satellite vias (see attachment). Rationale: when you have a big hole for a screw and need to have plane connectivity, a PTH supported pad is often not a good choice. Mostly because on the wave solder machine

Re: [Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

On 08.06.2015 12:24, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: One method which comes to mind is to add yet another hole definition in software, and that may be the best way to address the problem; this way we can also ensure the correct thickness of the annulus and check the chosen number/size of vias. There

Re: [Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

One method which comes to mind is to add yet another hole definition in software, and that may be the best way to address the problem; this way we can also ensure the correct thickness of the annulus and check the chosen number/size of vias. - Cirilo On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Lorenzo

Re: [Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:15:39PM +0200, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote: There is another way: don't use a pad to simulate a via. Letting vias retain their nets (or - in case of footprints - follow the connectivity starting from pads) is IMHO a way to fix this and many other issues (thermal via

Re: [Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

In response to a message written on 08.06.2015, 14:37, from Lorenzo Marcantonio: On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:15:39PM +0200, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote: There is another way: don't use a pad to simulate a via. Letting vias retain their nets (or - in case of footprints - follow the connectivity

Re: [Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 02:57:46PM +0200, LordBlick wrote: IMHO, there is no any obstacles, that NPTH pads can have some net, only last wall is in peoples minds… ;) There *are* issues having a net attached to an NPTH, at least last time I checked (i.e. when they where added). pcbnew has no

Re: [Kicad-developers] How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?

I use this workaround ... I manually added net number to the NPTH drill pad (with notepad)... please find attached the pcb module then you can use this module inside a library (import without editing and save lib) and it is possible to wire tracks and there is no DRC violations... maybe to