X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=cjA2QmFdNgXxPCrk/X2fUtC+81HgtJJBqGNRUpIKMm4=; b=RXqrBgxLFYLO5KiXBqShuo5xKNkpydwaHqyqD4YUTBa1kdDAd5t1OyW9hX80LCPkn7 DUfcHIF2l68df/aNiyrZFoHoD9LdYcP8ZLEeX5+3pICZQDiev0dH6ej5ozSRWaKrMop6 uSpx3vJllyxxN3KXqzm6vWYTrHR4ydU7xn2OqtrjJm2quTtH9c7zMztji7l1P14mIVKM KaP0/CmLudmclOxFknW880xAUvQmskdFgZosi7lXqsbQ0mcYIMrTC0pDpu3aZTMJjTTQ SM5rj+JziCQXlTOCPzCCfxHZXWzS9HpN6bmqoz20Ux84+NunGGTTX4PrWObvwnHmEX8i FeHw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530nT1L4O1e/z1q6jL3Xx34xM41fvXiCFcHfevlB6F0TYvd9onrM e+wqzSwhfLsD+toW7cPOa/DGV2pvPt4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxxP0/N7buYuWuepipJ8vM6UU0EYdynMoP/mAb59Qk8gNvlprfueCiDBo0Kno5DBt486opUAA== X-Received: by 2002:a6b:780b:: with SMTP id j11mr5797156iom.5.1601742167904; Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:a02:7817:: with SMTP id p23mr6584684jac.57.1601742167243; Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20201003151644 DOT BF3F482AE539 AT turkos DOT aspodata DOT se> In-Reply-To: <20201003151644.BF3F482AE539@turkos.aspodata.se> From: John Peck Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 09:22:37 -0700 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB connect pad to plane To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000e67f1105b0c6a855" Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com --000000000000e67f1105b0c6a855 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'll draw two tracks on the same layer as the plane and the pad and toggle their join flags to make a pad with a thermal relief. I've also simply reduced the pad clearance to zero, which connects the pad without a thermal relief. On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 8:48 AM karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > Erich: > > the thermal tool can be a bit counter intuitive > > > > if you select the layer of copper it needs to connect to in the layer > > list, _then_ apply the thermal tool, you can cycle through thermal > > types to connect the pad to this layer. > ... > > The thermal tool don't work on pads in pcb, only pins. > > Regards, > /Karl Hammar > > --000000000000e67f1105b0c6a855 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'll draw two tracks on the same layer as the plane an= d the pad and
toggle their join flags to make a pad with a thermal relie= f.

I've also simply reduced the pad clearance to zero, which con= nects the
pad without a thermal relief.

On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 8:48 A= M karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
Erich:
> the thermal tool can be a bit counter intuitive
>
> if you select the layer of copper it needs to connect to in the layer<= br> > list, _then_ apply the thermal tool, you can cycle through thermal
> types to connect the pad to this layer.
...

The thermal tool don't work on pads in pcb, only pins.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

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