Having worked in PCB design for a few years I found the cleanest method is
to duplicate the components that need pads options in the schematic too, and
then choose the different padstacks for the different options on the
distinct part references!
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:22 AM, marc olanié wrote
Ahh I see what you are trying to do now...
What you really need to do is define a new pad shape so that things like
the soldermask etc work out. (I see you have already tried Roberts idea)
I don't think there is a way to actually edit the shape of a pad as such,
just choose between the preset sh
[>] > Also, when making a new module or schematic library part, it is
[>] >better to start a separate library or module library
HI... guess what :-) I've some stuff to move in a new lib :-)
Thanks Dave. Alex told me you where a Kicad wizard and my last hope was to
send you a direct email. But
F6ITU wrote:
> Hi
> I'm a 3 days old Kicad user (and a totally newbie in CAD CAM software… never
> touched such a software before, excepted ExpressPCB)
> I just finished understanding the "general idea" behind EEschemas, played
> with the tutorial and some examples, and began to draw my first cir
>If you look at the Kicad libs, you will find a similar system, there are
[>] >DIP-8__300, and DPI-8__300_ELL, which are the same outline but with
[>] >different pad settings.
[>]
Tnks andy for this precise answer.
But it doesn’t solve my problem, as I absolutely need a pad design able to
[>] >
[>] >If you're trying to do what I think you're trying to do, just lay out
[>] >one set of pads for the SMD version, and one set for the through hole
[>] >version
[>]
A big THANKS Robert. It works !
And that was exactly what I needed.
At the beginning, I thought it was possible to de
Hi Mark,
Doing things that way will cause problems. The system needs to know the
pad sizes and such like to calculate things like solder masks, thermal
zones and so on. Trying to put two pad outlines in the same module will
confuse things.
If the outline is the same, remember that the PCB outline
Hi Mark,
If you're trying to do what I think you're trying to do, just lay out
one set of pads for the SMD version, and one set for the through hole
version (I'm assuming the two sets of pads don't clash), and number the
pins appropriately for each set of pads. You'll then end up with two
pi
Hi
I'm a 3 days old Kicad user (and a totally newbie in CAD CAM software
never
touched such a software before, excepted ExpressPCB)
I just finished understanding the "general idea" behind EEschemas, played with
the tutorial and some examples, and began to draw my first circuit. So far,
everythi
