Re: gEDA-user: gEDA mounting hole for screws

[Xtian Xultz <xultz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Em Ter 06 Dez 2005 20:05, Stuart Brorson escreveu:
> > I request some pointers please. My board requires 4 holes to mount it
> > onto the case box. How do I specify the holes? Do I put them in gschem,
> > or just pcb?
>
> If the holes are electrically attached to anything (e.g. chassis GND
> attached to board GND at some point), then  put them in the
> schematic.  Then re-netlist and forward annotate them into the .pcb
> file.  You will need to create a footprint for them.  Don't forget to
> read the new netlist into PCB.
>
> If the holes aren't electrically connected to anything, then just draw
> them directly into PCB.   Do this by placing a via.
>
> > How can I specify the size?
>
> Place the holes at your desired location using PCB.  Then chnage the
> hole size.  The best way to do this is using a text editor.
>
> Stuart

If you created a footprint for the hole, you can edit the hole size by 
selecting it and with the command :ChangeDrillSize(SelectedPins, +500) to 
increase for example 5mils. The size of the arc, I dont remember the command.