Polygonal pads
Create custom shaped polygonal pads
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...
In the dialog for pad edition there is a pad function:polygonal and the button [Polygon]. If you push it, the polygon editor starts.
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.
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.
Image: With version V18 there are some additional options to specify the polygonal pad.