Selective thermal relief for thru holes, smt pads, vias in CircuitStudio?

Question

I often need to change the connection of a polygon depending on what connecting to - for instance, often want direct for vias but X on smt pads. Can this be done in CS? I don't see a way to configure rule for anything other than net, no option for setting what its connecting to.

Thanks

Neil

Former Member · Accepted Answer

You can make Circuit Studio connect a via to a polygon pour directly and have thermal reliefs for your other pads. It takes a bit of effort though. I made a tutorial here: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/circuit-studio/how-to-selective-thermal-relief-for-vias-and-pads/

michaelwylie · Answer

Check the design rules under Plane > Polygon Connect Style > Polygon Connect.

nszmnsky · Answer

I do not see an option to select different connect styles for different features. Only settings are for net and/or layer combinations. I want to not have thermal relief on vias but have them on thru holes for instance.

harvie256 · Answer

lamabrew · Answer

For anyone else that comes across this, in 1.4 you can now select vias for the match. I did it like this, YMMV.

Selective thermal relief for thru holes, smt pads, vias in CircuitStudio?

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