Signal without component, only drill

Question

Hi everybody,

My problem is no doubt a very common one, but due to my mother language (french)

i haven't been able to solve it through google. And i have to confess i succeeded 3 years ago

while i was in internship (thx to my internship supervisor).

Let me explain :

My purpose is to plug classical 3,5mm audio jacks in my board. both L,R and GND are

physically wires.

Thus i wan't to put pads/drills in my pcb and not a specific hardware component.

Am i supposed to create a custom component without a footprint ? (jacks included in my schematic)

Am i supposed to see my jacks as external signals in my schematic ? (jacks not included in the schematic)

Please explain me the right way to see (and then solve my situation)

Thanks very much !!

Tom

autodeskguest · Accepted Answer

Op Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:30:36 +0200 schreef Tom Modeste

<noreply-196115@element14.com>:

Thus i wan't to put pads/drills in my pcb and not a specific hardware
component.

If I understand this correctly, you just can add a wirepad (from

wirepad.lbr or make your own). They are just a single pad with a pin to

connnect it in the schematic.

Richard

autodeskguest · Answer

Richard Herman wrote on Fri, 28 June 2013 14:14

Op Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:30:36 +0200 schreef Tom Modeste
<noreply-196115@element14.com>:

Thus i wan't to put pads/drills in my pcb and not a specific
hardware
component.

If I understand this correctly, you just can add a wirepad (from
wirepad.lbr or make your own). They are just a single pad with a pin to

connnect it in the schematic.

Another solution is to use a raw via. And then start our route at the via

and route where you want.

Cheers,

James.

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