Re: gEDA-user: Thermal pad (heatsink)?

[Matthew Lai <cyberfish@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks! That worked.

I'm assuming if I want to connect it to some net, I'll have to make a 
proper footprint (of the original part + thermal pad). Otherwise it 
keeps telling me there is a shorted net.

Thanks

kai-martin knaak wrote:
> kai-martin knaak wrote:
>
>   
> > 1) Draw a rectangle. (F5)
> >     
>
> Just to clarify: draw the rectangle to top layer.
>
>  
>   
> > 2) copy the rectangle to buffer (ctrl-c)
> >
> > 3) do
> >       buffer -> convert_buffer_to_element
> >     
>
> At this step the rectangle in the buffer becomes a pad.
>
>  ---<)kaimartin(>---
>
>   



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