Place plated through-hole pads

  1. With an open library, click New Footprint, and choose to either draw one from scratch, or import an existing symbol as a basis.
  2. On the Library Footprint toolbar, in the Place panel, click PTH Pad PTH Pad icon.
  3. In the PTH Pad dialog, set the properties for each pad:
    • Rotate (orientation angle) – note that you can right-click to cycle through the 4 values
    • PadShape - choose from square, round, octagon, long, offset, or slot.
    • Dimensions
  4. Click to place each pad. Note: Pads are automatically assigned a name according to the sequence in which they are placed.
Parent page: Library design tools