through hole wirepad on only one side of PCB

Question

I need to route multiple traces between through hole wirepads which I in turn need to be able to manually solder too, however the wirepads in the default library use the 'Pad' layer which does not have a specific side of my (two layer) PCB. From what I can gather via google, it seems that pads are assumed to be on both sides of the PCB, however if I have an exposed pad on both sides there won't be enough space for my traces. Is there any way to make a hole for a component to go through with only a pad on one side? Would just putting a hole there and then drawing a circle on my top layer work?

Former Member · Answer

There may be a more 'official' way but you can create your own pad. I have a library called custom.lbr, in there I would, in your case, use an SMD pad, change layer to bottom (I assume you want it on the bottom) then add a hole through it. Save it and use it in your design.