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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:09:54 +0100
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 01:18:10PM -0500, Rob Butts (r DOT butts DOT geda AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> I clicked on the thermal icon, hovered over a pin and clicked it but pcb
> did not place the thermal.  Am I doing something wrong?

The tool places the thermal on the currently active layer, so maybe you
were not on the right layer.

> 
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 8:11 PM Peter Stuge (peter AT stuge DOT se) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
> > Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> > > You probably want the thermal tool. It doesn't work with pads though,
> > only
> > > pins.
> >
> > Remember that you can shift-click using the thermal tool to change
> > the type of thermal, including all metal, which conducts heat by far
> > the best, but also requires significant energy (heating power) to solder.
> >
> >
> > //Peter
> >