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I believe this case should be better solved by creating a 3 pad footprint and
corresponding schematic symbol instead of putting away the most common
requirement for nonoverlapping parts. Anyway I see that there are such unusual
needs :-)

I can implement a checkbox in the Design Rules Editor dialog labeled "Allow
overlapping pads within the same net" with default "off". In the future I can
add an option for each pad.

Any suggestions before I start?

David

> Yes and no, sometimes you want something like two resistors for pulling
> a pin high/low - and you only need it in one configuration. Saving
> space, one might do something like #=# # instead of #=#-# #. Problems
> may arise with THT pads, if the holes are not perfectly overlapping
> (worst case, snapped drill in production).
> I would opt for a warning or even better, something configurable like
> the ERC in eeschema.
>
> imp