But, it can be quite a task for an electronics engineer to find the right PCB design software tools because they are so busy and there are so many to sift through. Without printed circuit boards (PCBs), an electronics engineer’s job would be impossible. No matter which project it is that they are working on, electronics engineers must know exactly how the electrical circuits should be laid out and how they will work.

Diagnostic, Detection, & Measurement Instruments.Telecommunication Test & Networking Equipment.If this pad must be a part of a component, then things will get ugly fast. If you have to move this ' hybrid through-hole pad' don't forget to move all of its elements together. (You can find the default value by looking in the Export Gerber dialog window.) Don't forget to increase the Top Mask size to compensate for the default Solder Mask Swell setting. If you don't mind being confined to using the PCB Layout editor, there is a work-around that will sort of get you there.ġ) Select the Bottom side of the PCB (hotkey ' B') and create a square SMD pad with the desired dimensions.Ģ) Create a Static Via with the desired hole size and an outer diameter equivalent to the square pad's width/height.ģ) Connect the Static Via to the SMD pad with a small trace.Ĥ) Move the Static Via so it is centered on the SMD pad.ĥ) Select the Top side of the PCB (hotkey ' T') and draw a filled circular shape on the Top Mask layer that covers the Static Via. In the PCB Layout editor you can make all pads on one side of the PCB circular by changing that side to a Plane layer, but that might not be the result you are looking for.

It can't be done to individual through-hole pads, which makes it impossible to accomplish in the Pattern Editor.

Diptrace pattern editor through hole