> I do not know this footprint, but when I need a zone in the midle of a > footprint, I also create a row of square pins all of them with number 0 > (zero). So I have only one pin with number 0 in the Eeschema component.
Thanks - that's a very useful tip. I just assumed pcbnew would complain if I had several pins with the same number and didn't even try it. > > If you create a single big pad or a zone in the module, the component wil be > floating on the solder paste, like a surfing table on a wave, when soldering. That's a nice way of putting it, and I guess if there's any outgassing (which there will be) it'll push the surf board on its way. Regards, Robert. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1125 - Release Date: 11/11/2007 21:50
