Pins Panel

The Pins panel allows you to configure the pins associated with the footprint that is displayed on the Footprint Editor canvas. Toggle on this panel by clicking View > Display > Pins on the Footprint Editor ribbon.

Item   Description
Number of pins   The quantity of pins in the footprint.
Pin No.   The number associated with a pin.
Pin ref. point   Displays the coordinates for the reference point of the pin.
  X The X coordinate of the reference point of the pin.
  Y The Y coordinate of the reference point of the pin.
Pin exit directions   The exit directions that are associated with the pin. Select a value in the Pin Exit Directions dialog. This dialog is displayed by clicking "..." in the Pin exit directions column for the relevant pin.
Objects   Allows you to specify values associated with objects.
  Type The type of object.
  Name The name of the object.
  X The X coordinate of the object. If the object is an area fill or line, this is the X coordinate of the center of the minimum rectangle.
  Y The Y coordinate of the object. If the object is an area fill or line, this is the Y coordinate of the center of the minimum rectangle.
  Angle The angle of a padstack or pad.
  Layer to input The layer for pads, area fills or lines.
Auto Sending Auto Send ON The selection status of the table is sent to the canvas when no command is activated.
OFF The selection status of the table is not sent to the canvas.

 

The Pin Exit Direction Settings dialog in eCADSTAR PCB Editor allows you to override the pin exit directions that you specify. The new settings are used by the Autorouter.