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Hi People, I have bit of a problem. So im making a Pcb that needs to have mounting holes in specific spots. They are for measuring another PCB. Only problem is, some of the holes are too close to eachother.
I was wondering, is there a way to make costum pads/mounting holes? The needles need to be soldered onto mounting holes.
And yes, it needs to be like that because im working with very specific Resistances.
I tried some stuff out in Footprint creation, but im unsure how to get the pad inside of the hole.
I attached the pad positions so you can see what am i working with.
I don’t understand what you need. Can you show some example? “Pad inside of the hole” doesn’t make sense because there’s nothing in a hole, there can’t be pad inside hole.
For me it is still not clear.
You want to have metallization inside a hole without pads?
If yes then what for?
I still use KiCad V5. I suppose nothing changed in this matter but not sure.
I have defined my mounting holes by specifying Pad type: ‘NPTH, Mechanical’ and giving ‘Size X’ and ‘Hole size X’ the same values.
I’m guessing this is for a jig with something like pogo pins.
One way to make such a project easier for yourself is to order two PCB’s and add some distance holder. This keeps all the pis parallel to each other.
Also, don’t forget the mounting holes.
Adding the pogo pins too close to each other is a nuisance. Both in this design phase, and later when soldering the test jig together.
I hope I understand you correctly, below is a screenshot of adding a pad in the Footprint Editor.
I made it a Through-hole pad, because those have plating on the inside, which makes soldering much stronger.
I also added an offset to the pad (related to the hole, which is considered the anchor point of the pad).
It’s probably easiest to make a footprint for just a single test point, and then add as many as you need on the PCB. The pads can be rotated on the PCB if needed. (With an accuracy of 0.1 degree).
“Guide Pin” is typically what they’re called. Many suppliers sell them. They range in various flavors/sizes
I have a Lathe and have made my own long before coming to Kicad so, I never had reason for 3D-model of them. However, I like modeling so, I cooked up one that reflects some I made (on lathe).
Below shows:
• 3D-Model (made using FreeCAD)
• Footprint (made in Kicad using THT and the STEPmodel)
• PCB with the Footprint
If interested, I’ll make a 3D-model for you if provided Dimensions…etc (no cost)
