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Message #18511
Re: How to handle mounting holes with satellite vias?
On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:15:39PM +0200, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> There is another way: don't use a pad to simulate a via. Letting vias
> retain their nets (or - in case of footprints - follow the connectivity
> starting from pads) is IMHO a way to fix this and many other issues
> (thermal via fields, etc.)
The main problem is another way: the NPTH conflicts with the main pad;
I don't really care about the vias (since they don't harm DRC)
Maybe special-casing hole in the same module could be a solution, if you
trust people do to correct modules...
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Lorenzo Marcantonio
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