--- Abd ulRahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 02:02 AM 4/5/2004, Dom Bragge wrote: > >I have an SMT connector with skinny pads. > > > >I wish to change my footprint so that the pads are 3 times as long > BUT > >the soldermask still defines the physical pad as in the original > i.e. only a third of the new length of the pad. > Yes, you could do this, but it is more complicated. Only if you > wanted the solder mask opening to vary with the solder mask rules for
> the PCB would you do it. Probably not a good idea in this case. Thanks. This seems to work nicely & does tranfer reliably to the secondary side when the component is flipped. Summary 1. Change pad to required new size. 2. Change the pad's properties>advanced to 'tenting' 3. Place a fill on 'topsolder'. Note: this SolderMask size will Not resize when design rules are varied. ===== Dom Bragge CID Snr PCB Designer Sydney, Australia ( 99SE sp6 ) Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
