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Making a pad with rectangular hole in a package when creating my own part.  How?

unebonnevie

Hi,

 

I am creating a part (an SPDT switch) that an anchor pin which is 2mm wide.

When creating the package for this part, EagleCAD has pad but with circular

drill hole.  How would I make the rectangular hole, in this case, 2mmx0.5mm?

Thanks.

 

 

  • I think you should draw a rectangular on milling layer.

    of course, the pad is needed.

    I has been asked factory. generally, "if a hole on pad, they will make a

    through hole".

     

    so you should better tell the factory, where need special hole.

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  • AL wrote on Sat, 08 May 2010 05:07

    I am creating a part (an SPDT switch) that an anchor pin which is 2mm

    wide.

    When creating the package for this part, EagleCAD has pad but with

    circular

    drill hole.  How would I make the rectangular hole, in this case,

    2mmx0.5mm?

     

    Why bother?  Unless a 2mm hole would interfere with something else, just

    use that.

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    "Olin Lathrop" <eagle@embedinc.com> wrote in message

    news:hs3p0l$enl$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    AL wrote on Sat, 08 May 2010 05:07

    I am creating a part (an SPDT switch) that an anchor pin which is 2mm

    wide. When creating the package for this part, EagleCAD has pad but with

    circular drill hole.  How would I make the rectangular hole, in this

    case,

    2mmx0.5mm?

     

    Why bother?  Unless a 2mm hole would interfere with something else, just

    use that.

     

    I am sorry...I don't understand.  Could you expand you answer with a bit

    more details?

     

    Thx.

     

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    "AL" <unbonnevie@yahoo.com> wrote in message

    news:hs6mqh$58c$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

     

    "Olin Lathrop" <eagle@embedinc.com> wrote in message

    news:hs3p0l$enl$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    AL wrote on Sat, 08 May 2010 05:07

    I am creating a part (an SPDT switch) that an anchor pin which is 2mm

    wide. When creating the package for this part, EagleCAD has pad but with

    circular drill hole.  How would I make the rectangular hole, in this

    case,

    2mmx0.5mm?

     

    Why bother?  Unless a 2mm hole would interfere with something else, just

    use that.

     

    I am sorry...I don't understand.  Could you expand you answer with a bit

    more details?

     

    Thx.

     

    Hi,

     

    what Olin intended to express: As long as you can live with 2mm holes

    instead of milling a 2 x .5 mm slot, you should do so. Drilling is much

    cheaper than ordering extra (and plated) milling at the pcb manufacturer.

    Use only milling if this is the only way to get the part onto the pcb. I

    would recommend that, too.

     

    Carsten