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Creating components - Two pads for the same pin

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Hi. I'm trying to create a component that has two pads for the same pin, which means that the same pin on the schematic refers to two pads on the board. (e.g two resistors in parallel on the board, they have the same pin on the schematic).

 

Is it possible to make?

Thanks

Natalia

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    I am also interested in this -- I've been just adding numbers to the pin names (e.g. GND1, GND2, GND3...) it would be nice to be able to declare all of them as the same... It'd be especially handy with irregular shaped pads that take more than one actual pad to draw, like surface mount regulators with the GND tab -- it's like a fat T shape and i have to make two ground pads of different sizes and place them together to accurately represent the physical component
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    >I am also interested in this -- I've been just adding numbers to the pin

    >names (e.g. GND1, GND2, GND3...) it would be nice to be able to declare all

    >of them as the same... It'd be especially handy with irregular shaped pads

    >that take more than one actual pad to draw, like surface mount regulators

    >with the GND tab -- it's like a fat T shape and i have to make two ground

    >pads of different sizes and place them together to accurately represent the

    >physical component

     

    name the first pin GND and the rest of them GND@1 GND@2 etc.

     

     

     

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    "Natalia Costa"wrote.

    Hi. I'm trying to create a component that has two pads for the same pin,

    which means that the same pin on the schematic refers to two pads on the

    board. (e.g two resistors in parallel on the board, they have the same pin

    on the schematic).

    >

    Is it possible to make?

    Thanks

    Natalia

    >

     

    Your request is somewhat akin to the "Option resistor" threads that has been

    covered many times. I'd ask you to post an image of what you are trying to

    achieve but as you use Element!4 that won't arrive in this newsgroup.

    You may be after something like:

    Library:  = rcl.lbr

    Device = C-EU025_050-025X075

     

    That capacitor (device) has two pins but three pads.

     

    Check it out. In use you will get one DRC error to approve when you

    purposely route through the pad which is not assigned to a signal/pin in the

    device but it illustrates that you can build a package with an alternate

    pin.

     

    All the best.

    Warren