What should the hole size be on an Altium pad?
Hole Size – this field displays the current hole size for the pad. The value specifies the diameter of the hole (as a round, square or slotted shape) in mils or mm to be drilled in the pad during fabrication. For SMD pads or edge connectors, this should be set to zero.
What does slot mean on Altium drill pad?
Slot – specifies a round ended slotted hole shape for the pad. Plated – This option determines whether or not the pad has a plated hole. If both plated and non-plated pads exist in a design, the non-plated holes will be set to use different tools from the plated holes in the NC drill files.
What does a PAD do in Altium Designer?
This dialog allows the designer to specify the properties of a Pad object. A pad is used to create the electrical connection and mounting point for a component pin. Pads, along with other objects such as lines, are placed in the PCB Library editor to create a footprint for the component to be mounted on.
Where is hole size editor in Altium Designer 21?
Once the PCB panel has been opened, select the Hole Size Editor option from the drop-down menu at the top of the PCB panel to access Hole Size Editor mode. The panel sections show the cumulative filtering applied to hole types, styles and status.
How to create a mounting hole in Altium Designer?
We can create mounting holes in Altium Designer in two ways. Create a mounting hole as a common object using Place > Pad from the main menus. After creating a pad, we need to configure its type (through), the exact size of the hole, the metallization area, and manually assign a net to it.
Where are the pad properties in Altium Designer 21?
Select the object in the Primitive List to reveal its options on the right. Post-placement settings – all Pad object properties are available for editing in the Pad dialog and the Properties panel when a placed Pad is selected in the design space.
How to access PCB panel in Altium Designer?
When the PCB Editor is active, click the Panels button at the bottom-right corner of the workspace then select PCB from the context menu. Alternatively, you can access the panel through the View » Panels » PCB command. Panels can be configured to be floating in the editor space or docked to sides of the screen.