Generating Thermal Lines for Padstacks or Pads

The following procedure describes how to set thermal relief attributes for specified padstacks or pads.

Click Padstack > Pad/Padstack > Thermal Settings on the ribbon. The Thermal Settings dialog is displayed.
On the canvas, drag the mouse to select the objects for which thermal relief attributes will be set. Objects that have thermal relief attributes set are displayed with a red pin mark.
In the Thermal Settings dialog, specify settings in the Target and Attribute groups and click Apply. Alternatively, click Apply on the assist menu.

Target objects

The following are valid target objects.

Select the following menu items by right-clicking the mouse.

Note

Alternatively, select the objects for which thermal relief attributes will be set, and click Padstack > Pad/Padstack > Thermal Settings on the ribbon.
Attributes are set for all layers. They cannot be set individually for each conductor layer.
If Flood is selected in the Thermal relief box, repouring is not done for existing cutouts in a plane, which must be edited using the Edit command. If a template area is used, the area is repoured.
The Thermal Settings command is only available in 2D View mode.