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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CadSoft Eagle pads question

From: Harvey White <madyn@...>
Date: 2008-07-10

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:03 -0000, you wrote:

>Looked through the freeware Eagle 4.16's wirepads library.
>Its thirteen thru-hole pads and four SMD pads are more than
>adequate for what I'm doing.
>
>However, in selecting pads for my thru-hole board, I got a couple
>questions:
>
>(1) The numbers......does anybody know what the numbers
> in the pads library mean? For example, the smallest thru-
> hole pad is marked 1,6/0,8 and the largest thru-hole pad
> is marked 3,81/1,4

MM diameter and hole, IIRC

>
>(2) When I add a pad, do I only add it to the board file, or is it
> necessary to also add a corresponding entity to the schematic?

Add it to the schematic and it shows up on the board. Especially
useful for test pads.

For mounting pads, try polygons.

Harvey

>
>Regards,
>Alan