Creating a footprint with drilled holes

[Joan_Sparky]

@jwr

I am creating a footprint for a USB Micro-B connector, which requires two drilled holes.

Just to make sure, we’re talking about holes for the two plastic protrusions at the bottom of something like this?:
http://p.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PDT/B1128389687/SMT-type-MICRO-USB-connector.jpg

@jwr

Actually, it isn’t that simple. I need non-plated holes, and all attempts to create them have failed so far. I get errors about pad not being on any layer and “pad is not on a copper layer and has a hole”. Tried both “NPTH, Mechanical” and “Through Hole” pad types.

Try what you see in the picture… NPTH, circular, 1 mm and for drill settings also circular and 1 mm.
Untick any technical layers this should not ‘affect’, for example F.Silk as you definitely don’t want a silk screen ring around that

Then, while still in the footprint editor, hit [Alt]+[3] and check what you get…

Once you got that we can keep troubleshooting.