My final solution that works with the least amount of effort was to edit the schematic symbol to have 4 extra pins with 4 different pin #'s. I put #5 on top of #1 etc. so that it looks like the standard 4 pin surface or through hole mount switch.
When the component is dropped onto the schematic in place of the original component, junctions appear at the end of the pins since we have one the one wire attached to two pins. I'm happy with that. It's a visible indication that I'm using the right part. Now recreating the net list and importing it into the pcb results in the 8 pins on the drawing connecting without drc errors. Some of the other solutions worked but an Update Schematics or Update PCB would occasional undo the work of Update Free Primitives... Thanks everyone. John Dammeyer > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Dammeyer > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:07 AM > To: 'Protel EDA Discussion List' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Mixing Surface mount and through hole in > onePCBcomponent. > > > That worked. I've got to run out but when I get back I'll redo a step > by step description just to make sure it wasn't an accident. > > Thanks. > > John > > > > I vaguely remember encountering this same problem. > > > > 2 solutions: > > > > On one project, I > > * made a single footprint where several pins were given the same the > > same designator "1", but when I'm in the LIB file and I do > UpdatePCB, > > only one of them would pick up the proper net. > > I seem to remember doing something like this: > > * going to the PCB and erasing all nets (what menu option was that?) > > * going to the schematic and updating the PCB (which updates all the > > designator "1" pads properly, only if *all* of them were "no net" > > before). > > * going back to the PCB and running "Design | netlist > Manager | Menu | > > Update Free Primitives From Component Pads" (to update any copper > > traces you may have placed that lost their net in the > "erase all nets" > > step -- including both copper traces you placed in the footprint > > library, as well as copper traces you placed on the PCB). > > > David Cary > http://carybros.com/ > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[email protected] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
