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From: "alan00463" <alan00463@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle question pad


> I'm trying to create pads for a simple SPST NO switch. After typing
> PAD 0.06,
> a dialog box pops up saying
>
> "The Pad command can only be used in a package!"
>
> What else must I do to place pads (filled circles or ovals) on my
> schematic?

I don't use Eagle, but pads only make sense in a PCB design or a PCB
footprint.

Leon