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| dr_easy |
Posted - 13 Aug 2012 : 13:58:24
Is there any way on Easy-PC to select the pads that thermals will be allocated when pouring copper?
Drod |
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| wprov |
Posted - 16 Aug 2012 : 10:00:00
Hi,
You do have a choice of applying a work arround to V15 or upgrade to V16 depending upon which would be most benifit to you !.
for V15 & older you can use work arrounds discussed in PCB topic 530 Feature Request - Exemption from thermal relief !. There you can either use pad exception to oversize the effected pads when copper has been poured but needs reset when new copper pour is done or place a small bit of copper pour arround the desired pads with thermal relief turned off then pour main copper with normal settings.
Hope that is helpful.
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| Iain Wilkie |
Posted - 15 Aug 2012 : 13:25:29
quote:
Originally posted by dr_easy
When I pour the copper I click on the box Thermal on Pads. That's what I have been doing. Iain, is that the box that you meant when you said thermal box? I am using Easy-PC v.15.0.7
Drod
Ah ..... this only works for copper pour in V16. The feature does not apply to V15 ....
Iain |
| dr_easy |
Posted - 15 Aug 2012 : 13:09:56
When I pour the copper I click on the box Thermal on Pads. That's what I have been doing. Iain, is that the box that you meant when you said thermal box? I am using Easy-PC v.15.0.7
Drod |
| Iain Wilkie |
Posted - 14 Aug 2012 : 13:43:47
Found the solution ......
For this to work you MUST pour the copper with the thermal box ticked. If you don't it always simply connects the pad to the plane.
Iain
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| nigle |
Posted - 14 Aug 2012 : 10:46:18
It works fine for me in V16.0.2
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| edrees |
Posted - 14 Aug 2012 : 10:43:59
Iain, I think that the Developers are now all off on a deserved holiday before they hibernate again. |
| Iain Wilkie |
Posted - 14 Aug 2012 : 10:28:45
I have tried this too and it doesn't work !!!!
can someone at NumberOne please help ????
Iain |
| dr_easy |
Posted - 14 Aug 2012 : 09:29:49
Yes, I did. I cleared the copper and poured it back again. EZPC will add thermal regardless of the option chosen on the Plane Connection Pane. Basically, it seems that option does nothing
Drod |
| nigle |
Posted - 13 Aug 2012 : 17:00:57
Did you unpour and repour the copper after changing the setting? |
| dr_easy |
Posted - 13 Aug 2012 : 16:57:59
I have done a quick test and there is no difference. I have a through hole connector with only one pin connected to GND. I want to create a solid connection on the pin (no thermal pad) and leave the rest of the design with thermal pads. I tried the 3 options on the Plane Connection pane and I could not see any difference
Drod |
| nigle |
Posted - 13 Aug 2012 : 14:06:01
In the pad properties there is an option 'Plane Connection', you can set it to Thermal Pad (the default), Isolate from Plane and Not Isolated. |
