Re: gEDA-user: Finished drawing two sided board in PCB. Any comment?

[Charles Lepple <clepple@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/29/05, Leva <levente.kovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:58:17 -0400
> 9000 VAX <vax9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I don't use thermal around vias because I don't know how to do that in
> > PCB. Also it seems there is no need for vias to have thermal, since
> > vias are solder masked by PCB and I will be unable to put solder in
> > the via holes any way.
> 
> How do you connect a via fully to a polygon? I don't know how to do it. I use
> thermal... and yes, it makes no sence.

If you ever have to rework the board and solder a mod wire to a via
(which is connected to a plane), you'll thank yourself for having
thermals.

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- Charles Lepple