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. However, if you do want to add vias to the thermal tab in the footprint, you can easily do this in the FP Designer. I would create a .csv ASCII text file that looks like this and import it to add all the vias
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. So having the thermal vias in the centre of a heatsink pad as permanent features in a footprint that will always be there, not unrouted or forgotten can actually make the layout easier to do and trouble free
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. However, if you do want to add vias to the thermal tab in the footprint, you can easily do this in the FP Designer. I would create a .csv ASCII text file that looks like this and import it to add all the vias
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. So having the thermal vias in the centre of a heatsink pad as permanent features in a footprint that will always be there, not unrouted or forgotten can actually make the layout easier to do and trouble free
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. However, if you do want to add vias to the thermal tab in the footprint, you can easily do this in the FP Designer. I would create a .csv ASCII text file that looks like this and import it to add all the vias
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;So we really need all the Mounting Holes in FPX file format and then out to all 18 CAD tools. Mounting Holes With Vias : To be honest I'd do these... Author: jamesheadSubject: 939Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 3:20amTo be honest I'd do these in my PCB CAD system by setting up a polar grid to snap the vias
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;For example, for a hole with six reinforcing vias, the main pad is named "1", and the vias are named "2" through "7." In Altium, to use this footprint, I would have to have a schematic symbol with seven pins, and connect to each of them
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. For example, for a hole with six reinforcing vias, the main pad is named "1", and the vias are named "2" through "7." In Altium, to use this footprint, I would have to have a schematic symbol with seven pins, and connect to each of them
