hi! can anybody tell me, where i can define in protel99se, that the autorouter places no vias at pads? i=B4d like to design a 2-layer layout to solder by hand. so there must not be vias directly at pads of components. because i can=B4t solder them on the toplayer...=20
many thanks in advance!!
Sorry, don't know Protel, but as a general rule: vias should never be on pads, they suck away the solder. I know, I've tried it :o(
Another rule: don't use the autorouter.
--DF
You shouldn't _have_ to solder at the top layer, if they're actually plated-through holes. It's all one conductor, you see. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using leads as vias - if you've got plated-thru holes, do you solder ordinary components that have a trace on the component side? It's the same thing.
Good Luck! Rich
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:24:59 GMT in sci.electronics.design, Rich Grise wrote,
Which is why it is so obvious that he was talking about boards without plated holes.
I agree with Deefoo: avoid the auto-router as much as possible.
However, try with this learning guide
Regards and good luck,
Quitus.
thank you...!
and what about non-plated-through holes? when the pcb is not been manufactured? how should the "top-pad" been connected to the lead without soldering?
thank you!
@Quitus: thank you - with the via control setting to minimum i have less vias - this i also don=B4t want to...
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