--- In [email protected], Peter Bozzay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, I already used this method, but this way a more complex pcb design > with many bridges is not an easy game. > > > Just set the drill size to zero should give a solid pad I think. > > You mean drill size of via. Yes, it would be good solution (rectangular > would be nicer than circle here). And it would be much easier, than > modify schematic for many 0R resistors. But: > As I see, I can change via drill size with "Set via hole alt value" from > local menu. If I set it to zero, an "Incorrect value for via drill, No > via drill change" error message appears. > If I set a non-zero but minimal value, that's OK, but it will cause > complication for pcb manufacturer I think. > > Peter
I think I see where you are headed with this and I don't think it is a good idea. You want to add vias to act as pads for the jumper resistors, right? That may get you pads on the board, but you won't have an entry in the XYRS file for the jumper! I would suggest that you first try to lay out the board without jumpers and see how far you can get. If you are not using fine pitch parts and can route signals between pins, you should be able to get a pretty high percentage of nets routed without jumpers. Then adding jumpers to the schematic should only take one or two iterations. If your board is crowded or your parts are fine pitch, this won't work so well. But I don't think using vias as pads is a good idea at all. If you really must use vias as pads, you can pick a unique drill size and then just remove all references to that drill size from the drill list. This will be "manual" editing of the drill list, but it can be semi-automated using search features in any editor. Rick
