thanks kajds for your answer. a friend advised me to keep the same pad size on both side... in order to make it easier to design.
I guess it is ok too :) Julien 2009/5/21 kajdas <[email protected]> > > > Of course it makes sense, because it is a thru-hole part so it needs some > kind of pads on both sides. > On one side, the pad size could be almost zero but the hole is still there > and needs to be accounted for when routing. > Otherwise it is a surface mount part and the router does what it did for > you the first time. > Martin > > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:13 AM , Julien Bayle wrote: > > > I think I just understood and I have to answer to myself... > > I HAVE to put pads on both sides! > even if I solder only on one side (!) > > that I just understood: when a pad is on both side, the pad of one side is > connected to the pad on the other side .......! > > am I right? > > I guess yes... > > I hope it will help, one day :) > > --- In *kicad-users@ yahoogroups. com* <[email protected]>, > Julien Bayle <julien.bayle@ ...> wrote: > > > > hello, > > > > I'm using freerouting. net to autoroute my pcbs for the protodeck project > I > > began. > > > > at the beginning, I created my modules but I did a mistake: > > I put pads for leds, for switchs and for headers on the two side! > > > > But I only want to solder on one side (bottom side for leds + switches & > > upper side for the headers ; cause components leds & switches will be on > the > > upper side and the header under...) > > > > So... > > I launched the autorouter and ... here is the result > > I numbered 1, 2 or 3 things in the attached picture. > > > > the blue traces are the traces which are on the bottom side (to connect > > switches, leds) > > on 1, 2 or 3, there is another red traces at the same place, but there is > a > > hole and a switch leg inside ... > > > > is there a mistake? an error ? a bad understanding from me ???? > > > > > > please, help me :-) > > Julien > >
