[PCB] thermals when pins and pads overlap

Nov 19, 2015 1 Replies

I've been placing SMD style pads over a footprints pins, to increase the copper in one direction, as the pins on the package are not cylindrical, but elongated.



It seems I can not place thermals on those. Am I doing something wrong, or is there no way to fix it?



I was using this one:



But added lines, the same width as the outer via diameter, on all three pins. (newlib, graphical editing) On both top and bottom layers.


That's just the way they work.

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