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The Place Pad function is used to create a pad, a via, a mounting hole, or a logical connection.

When you select this function, a dialog box will appear which will prompt you to enter the several parameters needed for the construction of the desired pad.

The default pad placement parameters are re-loaded each time you edit an existing pad. This feature aids in replication of existing data structures.



Pad Types Codes and definitions:



T0 = Schematic PinNot used in a PCB
  
T1 = Oval thru PadCopper on both the top and the bottom, drill hole, solder mask relief, and rounded corners.
  
T2 = Rectangular thru PadCopper on both the top and the bottom, drill hole, solder mask relief, and square corners.
  
T3 = Round thru ViaCopper on both the top and the bottom, drill hole, no solder mask relief, and rounded corners.
  
S0 = Padstack specialData on only the assigned layer, drill hole, rounded corners.
  
S1 = Oval SMT PadCopper on only the assigned layer, no drill hole, solder mask relief, solder paste relief, and rounded corners.
  
S2 = Rectangular SMT PadCopper on only the assigned layer, no drill hole, solder mask relief, solder paste relief, and square corners.
  
S3 = Schematic DotNot used in a PCB.
Related functions:

Place Via

Grab Pad/via

Edit Pad/via

Delete Pad/via