Place Surface-mounted component 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 Component panel, click SMD Pad SMD Pad icon.
  3. In the SMD Pad dialog, set the properties for each pad:
    • Angle (orientation) – note that you can right-click to cycle through the 4 values
    • Size
    • Roundness % – a higher value results in larger radius curves at each corner.
  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