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Ok in Pulsonix this is done by editing technology, pad styles, and
doing a "by layer" definition. This is badly documented and maybe the
most difficult thing I tried to find so far. Took me almost 20
minutes, but it does work just fine. Once you know how it's a matter
of a few seconds. The pad properties dialog does not in any way hook
you up with the technology settings, which is a shame, they should put
a button there.

In Altium Designer it was just a matter of clicking the pad and then
editing the padstack. Easy to find in a couple of seconds even for
someone who has never used the software like myself. Might just be the
most intuitive thing I have tried with that darn confusing hunk of
software.

In Target 3001 it was just a matter of doubleclicking the pad and
selecting the layer, or defining a padstack. Easy to do since I know
it was there but would be just as intuitive for someone who doesn't
know. After all if you want to change the pad layers you try clicking
that pad first thing.

Now on to Eagle. Finding how to do it there, if it is possible at all,
might just take me longer than I'm willing to spend on this trial.

ST



On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
> I don't think that would actually do it in this case.
>
> What is required is to eliminate or disconnect the pad on the top
> side. Basically edit the padstack so that for this component there is
> no copper pad on the top layer and no throughhole plating.
>
> How is this done in PSX by the way, I can't seem to figure it out there either?
>
> ST
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Leon Heller <leon355@...> wrote:
>
>>
>> Pulsonix has a plated/unplated option for all pads.
>>
>> Leon
>>
>