Polygonal pads - Revision history

Markus Friedrich at 12:38, 14 August 2017

2017-08-14T12:38:17Z

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	[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>

	A user asks:<br>		'''A user asks:'''<br>
	''For a chip I need pads having the shape like the image. How can I do that?<br><br>		''For a chip I need pads having the shape like the image. How can I do that?''<br><br>
	[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln.jpg\|Info from the data sheet]]<br>Image 1: Measurements from the data sheet<br><br><br>		[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln.jpg\|Info from the data sheet]]<br>Image 1: Measurements from the data sheet<br><br><br>

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	Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. A 2mm is optically OK here. The little black touchpad (vertex) top left of the image now can be clicked [[M2]], in order to enter its coordinates manually.<br><br>		Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. A 2mm is optically OK here. The little black touchpad (vertex) top left of the image now can be clicked [[M2]], in order to enter its coordinates manually.<br><br>

	[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_e1.jpg\|900px\|Edit a polygonal pad manually here: Enter coordinates by hand.]]<br>Image 2: Edit a polygonal soldering pad. Remark: The image had been created after the pad had been generated (it is the reason why the resulting pad (yellow,top left) already has the desired form.)<br><br><br>		[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_e1.jpg\|900px\|Edit a polygonal pad manually here: Enter coordinates by hand.]]<br>Image 2: Edit a polygonal soldering pad. Remark: The image had been created after the pad had been generated (it is the reason why the resulting pad (yellow, top left) already has the desired form.)<br><br><br>

	Create a further vertex by a click on the desired spot. The new vertex slips to the ~~next~~ grid and can now be edited as described above. The button "Special" ~~aside~~ the OK button gives opportunity to enter the following text list (see arrow in image below):<br><br>		Create a further vertex by a click on the desired spot. The new vertex slips to the nearest spot on the grid and can now be edited as described above. The button "Special" beside the OK button gives opportunity to enter the following text list (see arrow in image below):<br><br>

	Polygon [nm]<br>		Polygon [nm]<br>

Markus Friedrich at 12:33, 14 August 2017

2017-08-14T12:33:49Z

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	Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. A 2mm is optically OK here. The little black touchpad (vertex) top left of the image now can be clicked [[M2]], in order to enter its coordinates manually.<br><br>		Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. A 2mm is optically OK here. The little black touchpad (vertex) top left of the image now can be clicked [[M2]], in order to enter its coordinates manually.<br><br>

	[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_e1.jpg\|900px\|Edit a polygonal pad manually here: Enter coordinates by hand.]]<br>Image 2: Edit a polygonal soldering pad. Remark: The image had been created after the pad had been generated (it is the reason why the resulting pad (~~blue~~) already has the desired form.)<br><br><br>		[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_e1.jpg\|900px\|Edit a polygonal pad manually here: Enter coordinates by hand.]]<br>Image 2: Edit a polygonal soldering pad. Remark: The image had been created after the pad had been generated (it is the reason why the resulting pad (yellow,top left) already has the desired form.)<br><br><br>

	~~Einen weiteren schwarzen Knickpunkt erhalten Sie durch einfachen Mausklick an die Gewünschte Stelle~~. ~~Der neue Punkt rutscht auf den nächsten Rasterpunkt und kann nun genau so bearbeitet werden, wie eben beschrieben~~. ~~Neben dem OK-Knopf im Dialog~~ "~~Polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten~~" ~~findet sich der Knopf [Spezial]. Hier kann man auch die folgende Liste als Text einfügen~~ (~~s. Pfeil im Bild unten~~):<br><br>		Create a further vertex by a click on the desired spot. The new vertex slips to the next grid and can now be edited as described above. The button "Special" aside the OK button gives opportunity to enter the following text list (see arrow in image below):<br><br>

	Polygon [nm]<br>		Polygon [nm]<br>
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	~~Durch duplizieren des Pads~~ ([~~Strg~~]+[c] ~~und~~ [~~Strg~~]+[v]) ~~und spiegeln an der horizontalen Achse können Sie das andere Pad erzeugen~~. ~~Das geht auch im Dialog~~ "~~Spezial~~":<br><br>		You can create the second pad by copy and paste of the first one ([Ctrl]+[c] and [Ctrl]+[v]) and then mirroring it by its horizontal axis. Do this also in dialog "Special":<br><br>

	[[image:~~polygonalespad_spiegeln_d2~~.jpg\|~~Polygonales Pad spiegeln~~]]<br>~~Bild~~ 3: ~~Einen polygonalen Lötpunkt an der horizontalen Achse spiegeln~~.<br><br><br>		[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_e2.jpg\|Mirror a polygonal pad]]<br>Image 3: Mirror a polygonal soldering pad by its horizontal axis.<br><br><br>

	~~Ergebnis~~:		Result:

	[[image:Polygonalespad_spiegeln_1.jpg\|~~Zwei~~ polygonale ~~Pads~~]]<br>~~Bild~~ 4: ~~Zwei polygonale Lötpunkte gemäß Datenblatt wobei über den Abstand der beiden zueinander im Datenblatt-Auszug keine Aussage gemacht ist~~.<br><br><br>		[[image:Polygonalespad_spiegeln_1.jpg\|Two polygonale pads]]<br>Image 4: Two polygonal soldering pads according to data sheet while the distance of both is not defined by the datasheet excerpt.<br><br><br>



	[[de:Polygonale Freiformpads]][[Fr:Pastilles polygonales]]		[[de:Polygonale Freiformpads]][[Fr:Pastilles polygonales]]

Markus Friedrich at 12:02, 14 August 2017

2017-08-14T12:02:45Z

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	[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>

	A user asks:		A user asks:<br>
	''For a chip I need pads having the shape of the image. How can I do that?<br><br>		''For a chip I need pads having the shape like the image. How can I do that?<br><br>
	[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln.jpg\|Info from the data sheet]]<br>Image 1: Measurements from the data sheet<br><br><br>		[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln.jpg\|Info from the data sheet]]<br>Image 1: Measurements from the data sheet<br><br><br>

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	'''Solution:'''<br>		'''Solution:'''<br>

	Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. ~~Nun können Sie mit dem Mausrad ein- und auszoomen~~. ~~Eine Rasterweite von~~ 2mm ~~ist hier optisch~~ OK. ~~Das kleine schwarze Kästchen der Begrenzungslinie links oben klicken Sie nun mit~~ [[M2]] an, ~~um seine Koordinaten manuell einzugeben~~.		Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. You can zoom in and out with the mouse wheel. A 2mm is optically OK here. The little black touchpad (vertex) top left of the image now can be clicked [[M2]], in order to enter its coordinates manually.<br><br>

			[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_e1.jpg\|900px\|Edit a polygonal pad manually here: Enter coordinates by hand.]]<br>Image 2: Edit a polygonal soldering pad. Remark: The image had been created after the pad had been generated (it is the reason why the resulting pad (blue) already has the desired form.)<br><br><br>
	[[image:~~polygonalespad_spiegeln_d1~~.jpg\|900px\|~~Polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten, hier~~: ~~Koordinaten manuell eingeben~~.]]<br>~~Bild~~ 2: ~~Einen polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten~~. ~~Hinweis~~: ~~Das Bild entstand nachdem das Pad bereits generiert war~~ (~~deswegen hat das resultierende Pad~~ (~~blau~~) ~~bereits die gewünschte Form~~.)<br><br><br>

	Einen weiteren schwarzen Knickpunkt erhalten Sie durch einfachen Mausklick an die Gewünschte Stelle. Der neue Punkt rutscht auf den nächsten Rasterpunkt und kann nun genau so bearbeitet werden, wie eben beschrieben. Neben dem OK-Knopf im Dialog "Polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten" findet sich der Knopf [Spezial]. Hier kann man auch die folgende Liste als Text einfügen (s. Pfeil im Bild unten):<br><br>		Einen weiteren schwarzen Knickpunkt erhalten Sie durch einfachen Mausklick an die Gewünschte Stelle. Der neue Punkt rutscht auf den nächsten Rasterpunkt und kann nun genau so bearbeitet werden, wie eben beschrieben. Neben dem OK-Knopf im Dialog "Polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten" findet sich der Knopf [Spezial]. Hier kann man auch die folgende Liste als Text einfügen (s. Pfeil im Bild unten):<br><br>

Markus Friedrich at 11:37, 14 August 2017

2017-08-14T11:37:54Z

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	[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>

			A user asks:
			''For a chip I need pads having the shape of the image. How can I do that?<br><br>
			[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln.jpg\|Info from the data sheet]]<br>Image 1: Measurements from the data sheet<br><br><br>



			'''Solution:'''<br>

			Drop any soldering pad to the layout. A double click on it opens the dialog "Change Pads". Now give the pad a rectangular shape according to the data sheet having a width of 0.63mm and a hight of 0.25mm. Set: Layer 16, copper top and Drill hole =0mm (which means no drill hole). Press OK and the pad appears in this shape. Again a double click on it and now select pad "Form": Polygonal and press button "Polygon". You get asked whether to derive the coming polygon from a former form which you confirm by "Yes" . Now your blank gets taken over to the editor. Nun können Sie mit dem Mausrad ein- und auszoomen. Eine Rasterweite von 2mm ist hier optisch OK. Das kleine schwarze Kästchen der Begrenzungslinie links oben klicken Sie nun mit [[M2]] an, um seine Koordinaten manuell einzugeben.


			[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_d1.jpg\|900px\|Polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten, hier: Koordinaten manuell eingeben.]]<br>Bild 2: Einen polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten. Hinweis: Das Bild entstand nachdem das Pad bereits generiert war (deswegen hat das resultierende Pad (blau) bereits die gewünschte Form.)<br><br><br>

			Einen weiteren schwarzen Knickpunkt erhalten Sie durch einfachen Mausklick an die Gewünschte Stelle. Der neue Punkt rutscht auf den nächsten Rasterpunkt und kann nun genau so bearbeitet werden, wie eben beschrieben. Neben dem OK-Knopf im Dialog "Polygonalen Lötpunkt bearbeiten" findet sich der Knopf [Spezial]. Hier kann man auch die folgende Liste als Text einfügen (s. Pfeil im Bild unten):<br><br>

			Polygon [nm]<br>
			315000\|125000<br>
			-175000\|125000<br>
			-315000\|-15000<br>
			-315000\|-125000<br>
			315000\|-125000<br>
			<br><br>


			Durch duplizieren des Pads ([Strg]+[c] und [Strg]+[v]) und spiegeln an der horizontalen Achse können Sie das andere Pad erzeugen. Das geht auch im Dialog "Spezial":<br><br>

			[[image:polygonalespad_spiegeln_d2.jpg\|Polygonales Pad spiegeln]]<br>Bild 3: Einen polygonalen Lötpunkt an der horizontalen Achse spiegeln.<br><br><br>

			Ergebnis:

			[[image:Polygonalespad_spiegeln_1.jpg\|Zwei polygonale Pads]]<br>Bild 4: Zwei polygonale Lötpunkte gemäß Datenblatt wobei über den Abstand der beiden zueinander im Datenblatt-Auszug keine Aussage gemacht ist.<br><br><br>



	[[de:Polygonale Freiformpads]][[Fr:Pastilles polygonales]]		[[de:Polygonale Freiformpads]][[Fr:Pastilles polygonales]]

Markus Friedrich at 10:03, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T10:03:09Z

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	[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br><br>

	If the canvas of 10mm x 10mm appears to small, pleae use the box top right in order to enlarge the drawing area to max. 10cm x 10cm. Center of the canvas always is THE anchor for the pad as a whole. A drillhole will be centered there as well. The drollhole diameter defines the ~~existance~~ and the performance of a drillhole. Drillhole diameter = 0 means: No Drillhole.<br><br>		If the canvas of 10mm x 10mm appears to small, pleae use the box top right in order to enlarge the drawing area to max. 10cm x 10cm. Center of the canvas always is THE anchor for the pad as a whole. A drillhole will be centered there as well. The drollhole diameter defines the existence and the performance of a drillhole. Drillhole diameter =0 means: No Drillhole.<br><br>

	[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>

Markus Friedrich at 09:55, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T09:55:57Z

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	[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br><br>

	If the canvas of 10mm x 10mm appears to small, pleae use the box top right in order to enlarge the drawing area to max. 10cm x 10cm. Center of the canvas always is THE anchor for the pad as a whole. A drillhole will be centered there as well. The drollhole diameter defines the existance and the performance of a drillhole. Drillhole diameter = 0 means: No Drillhole.~~<br>~~<br><br>		If the canvas of 10mm x 10mm appears to small, pleae use the box top right in order to enlarge the drawing area to max. 10cm x 10cm. Center of the canvas always is THE anchor for the pad as a whole. A drillhole will be centered there as well. The drollhole diameter defines the existance and the performance of a drillhole. Drillhole diameter = 0 means: No Drillhole.<br><br>

			[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br><br><br>
	[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br>


	[[de:Polygonale Freiformpads]][[Fr:Pastilles polygonales]]		[[de:Polygonale Freiformpads]][[Fr:Pastilles polygonales]]

Markus Friedrich at 09:55, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T09:55:27Z

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	Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>		Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>
	In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>		In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>
	[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br>		[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br><br>
	<br>
			If the canvas of 10mm x 10mm appears to small, pleae use the box top right in order to enlarge the drawing area to max. 10cm x 10cm. Center of the canvas always is THE anchor for the pad as a whole. A drillhole will be centered there as well. The drollhole diameter defines the existance and the performance of a drillhole. Drillhole diameter = 0 means: No Drillhole.<br><br><br>


	[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br>		[[Image:polygon_editor2.jpg]]<br>Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.<br><br>

Markus Friedrich at 09:44, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T09:44:12Z

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	Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>		Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>
	In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>		In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>
	[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]~~. or just click in empty space in order to create new ones~~. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br>		[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br>
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Markus Friedrich at 09:28, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T09:28:05Z

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	<big>Create custom shaped polygonal pads</big><br><br>		<big>Create custom shaped polygonal pads</big><br><br>
	[[Image:polypads.png]]<br><br>		[[Image:polypads.png]]<br><br>
	~~<big>~~Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...~~</big>~~		Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>
	<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>
	In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>		In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>
	[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. or just click in empty space in order to create new ones. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br>		[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. or just click in empty space in order to create new ones. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br>

Markus Friedrich at 09:26, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T09:26:43Z

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	<big>Create custom shaped polygonal pads</big><br><br>		<big>Create custom shaped polygonal pads</big><br><br>
	[[Image:polypads.png]]<br><br>		[[Image:polypads.png]]<br><br>
	<big>Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on.</big>		<big>Polygonal pads are often required for SMD-LEDs, heatsink pads, tactile switches and so on. Click [[M11]] on any pad in order to edit it. The ''Change Pads'' dialog opens...</big>
	<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>		<br><br>[[Image:polypadsbtn.png]]<br><br>
	In the dialog for pad edition there is a ~~new~~ pad function:'''polygonal''' and the ~~new~~ button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>		In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:'''polygonal''' and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.<br><br>
	[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the ~~desired~~ grid. Now move the existing black points by drag&drop [[M1H]]. Please note the coordinates in the status ~~bar~~. In order to create new points, click close to an edge (inner or outer) ~~with the right mousekey [[M2]]~~ into free space. If you ~~press~~ ~~a black point with~~ [[M2]] a dialog appears allowing ~~either to delete the point or to enter its coordinates manually~~. ~~At the end~~ press [OK] to accept the polygon.<br>		[[Image:polygon_editor.png]]<br><br>In the polygon editor first set the grid to an appropriate size. Now move the existing black points (anchors, vertices) by drag&drop [[M1H]]. or just click in empty space in order to create new ones. Please note the coordinates in the status line bottom of the dialog. In order to create new points, click [[M1]] close to an edge (inner or outer) into free space. If you click [[M2]] on an anchor a dialog appears allowing edition. Finally press [OK] to accept the polygon as new pad shape.<br>
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