At 09:23 AM 11/13/01 -0500, Sean James wrote:
>Vias also don't have thermal reliefs like pads. (This works in PCAD,
>though).
It also works in Protel. Relief/Direct Connect is set for both pads and
vias through Design/Rules/Manufacturing.
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> Vias also don't have thermal reliefs like pads. (This works in PCAD,
> though).
That was an old version of Protel. Currently Vias get connected
automagically to a power plane having the same net name using the connect
style for that net.
Rob
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Subject: [PEDA] vias vs. pads
> The differences between vias and free pads are artificial.
>
> Vias in Protel 99SE are essentially free pads with the following
limitations:
>
The differences between vias and free pads are artificial.
Vias in Protel 99SE are essentially free pads with the following limitations:
(1) Vias cannot have names
(2) Vias cannot be any shape except circular.
(3) Vias cannot exist on a single layer only. (I'm not sure about this, it
is conceiv
