Pad-Via Layer Editor
Created: May 02, 2019 | Updated: May 10, 2019
| Applies to versions: 19.0 and 19.1
Now reading version 19.0. For the latest, read: Pad-Via Layer Editor for version 22
Summary
The Pad-Via Layer Editor dialog provides controls related to pad or via settings for each layer including shape, size, and X/Y location. The dialog caption and the available controls will change to reflect whether you are updating a pad or via layer.
Access
- When updating a via: In the Add Shielding to Net dialog, enable the Full Stack option (located in the Via Style region) then click Edit Full Stack Via Sizes.
- When updating a pad: In the Pad properties dialog, enable the Full Stack option (in the Size and Shape region of the dialog) then click the Edit Full Pad Layer Definition button.
Options/Controls
Via Layer Editor
- Attributes on Layer
- Diameter - the diameter of the via.
- Layer Stack Reference
- Name - the layer referenced by the via layer. This field is not editable.
- Index - the relative index of the layer.
- Absolute Layer
- Name - name of the layer, which is defined by default. This field is not editable.
- Index - absolute index of the via among all layers (including hidden layers). This field is not editable.
- Only show layers in layerstack - enable this option to display only the layers (derived from the Layer Stack Manager) in the Layer Stack. Check the Layer Stack Manager (Design » Layer Stack Manager) to see which layers are used. If this option is disabled, all the available PCB layers are displayed.
Pad Layer Editor
- Main Grid - A pad stack is a collection of pad information about the pad shape and size relative to a layer of this stack. Click on one of the attributes on this grid to edit the values for the current layer of the stack. The layers of a pad stack are derived from the Layer Stack Manager (Design » Layer Stack Manager).
- Attributes on Layer
- Shape - choose a pad shape from drop down list: Round, Rectangular, Octagonal, or Rounded Rectangle.
- X Size - click to specify the X size of the pad.
- Y Size - click to specify the Y size of the pad.
- Corner Radius (%) - click to specify the corner radius of the pad; this field is editable only for Rounded Rectangle.
- Layer Stack Reference
- Name - the layer referenced by the pad layer.
- Index - the relative index of the layer.
- Absolute Layer
- Name - name of the layer, which is defined by default.
- Index - absolute index of the pad among all layers (including hidden layers).
- Only show layers in layerstack - enable this option to display only the layers (derived from the Layer Stack Manager) in the Layer Stack. Check the Layer Stack Manager (Design » Layer Stack Manager) to see which layers are used. If this option is disabled, all the available PCB layers are displayed.