Leonard K
Newbie level 6
How do I specify a pin on a PCB footrint as being non-electrical?
I have a schematic that shows a particular part with two pins. The corresponding PWB footprint has 3 pins, but one of them is a nonplated hole which accepts an alignment peg on the part.
When I import a netlist into the layout there are no errors reported due to pincount differences. So the layout software thinks there are only two pins, which is true, because one of the 3 "pins" is actually an alignment hole.
This is good because the schematic symbols only have to show electrical pins and not the non-electrical pins like unplated drill holes.
I have a schematic that shows a particular part with two pins. The corresponding PWB footprint has 3 pins, but one of them is a nonplated hole which accepts an alignment peg on the part.
When I import a netlist into the layout there are no errors reported due to pincount differences. So the layout software thinks there are only two pins, which is true, because one of the 3 "pins" is actually an alignment hole.
This is good because the schematic symbols only have to show electrical pins and not the non-electrical pins like unplated drill holes.