Re: gEDA-user: bottom side pad only in PCB

[Olgierd Eysymontt <olgierd.eysymontt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another case of the no component side pad is when you make boards at
home (with the toner transfer method for example) and don't have PTH,
like most components can't be soldered on top, you have to route the
component side by hand while the solder side is done automatically by
PCB. If there would be an option to avoid the auto router to connect to
the pins in the component layer it would be great and unique.

Thanks for such a good software,

Olgierd
http://www.tea-tec.cl

On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 23:47 -0400, Dan McMahill wrote:
> Thanks harry!  Both of these suggestions should work fine.
> 
> -Dan
> 
> harry eaton wrote:
> > Dan,
> > 
> > Let's start by assuming you can tolerate a tiny annular ring on the top
> > side. If so, then make the pins have a miniscule annular ring and place SMD
> > pads over them on the back side; use identical pin numbers for the pads and
> > pins that are coincident.
> > 
> > If you can't tolerate plated holes, then simply make SMD pads on the back
> > side and make pure "mounting" holes for the pins to feed through.
> > 
> > Either of these is fully supported with the current pcb code. Eventually we
> > could have the pin annular ring have per-layer size.
> > 
> > h.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan McMahill" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <geda-user@xxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:17 PM
> > Subject: gEDA-user: bottom side pad only in PCB
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>anyone ever have to deal with a part which is leaded but only wants a
> >>solderside pad in PCB?  I think it just doesn't do it currently.  Anyone
> >>have a workaround until I can get time to fix this?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>-Dan
> >>
> >>p.s.  Think metal package parts...
>