Re: gEDA-user: pcb join pad to polygon

[Ben Jackson <ben@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 09:18:35AM -0500, gene glick wrote:
> I made a polygon on the top layer, and I want to place a component pad 
> within the polygon.  Is there a way to make it connect without adding a 
> trace?  By default the tool places a clearance gap around the pad - so 
> it doesn't touch.

Are you sure you want 100% connection like the other reply suggested?
That can be very hard to solder, especially on a multilayer board where
the top is well "stitched" to internal ground layers.  I really think
pads should have the same "thermal" feature that pins do, but since they
don't I just draw lines and set *them* to merge with the poly.  If I want
low impedence I just make a "+" of wires.

-- 
Ben Jackson AD7GD
<ben@xxxxxxx>
http://www.ben.com/


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