The following procedure describes how to change the land status for a padstack on the active layer in eCADSTAR PCB Editor.
- For the pad whose land status you want to change, set the layer to the active layer. See Changing the Active Layer.
- In the Layer Settings panel, ensure that all layers are visible and selectable that are associated with the relevant via. The layers that are spanned by the via are shown in the Properties panel, From and To boxes.
- On the ribbon, click Padstack
> Pad/Padstack >
Change Land Status. - In the Change Land Status dialog, Land status box, specify the new land status.
- On the canvas, select the padstack to be changed (multiple padstacks can be selected). The selected padstack land status is changed on the active layer.
- Close the Change Land Status dialog.
Note
- Padstacks without a hole cannot be changed into the Landless state, or into any other state that does not have a pad shape.
- A status of Unconnected could be specified for a connected pad. If the unconnected pad is smaller than the connected pad, this would allow space for tracking, for example.
- The land status that can be selected is dependent on the following conditions.
- On the negative layer, padstacks cannot be changed into Connected or Unconnected.
- On the positive layer, padstacks cannot be changed into Thermal or Clearance.
- On the Track Keepout layer, padstacks cannot be changed into Connected, Thermal or Clearance.
- When changing the land status for a padstack, DRC errors may be generated if design rules are violated for spacing or clearance.
- The DRC Settings Dialog: Track/Component tab allows you to check for inconsistencies in the land status of a padstack.
Target objects
The only valid target object is Padstack.
Assist menu
The following items can be selected by right-clicking the mouse.
Command dialog
