Hi!
I have an IC with tight pad spacing. As such I want to override the global clearance settings for this footprint to be able to route it.
If I go to the footprint properties clearance overrides>clearances>pad clearance and set a value it does not seem to apply in the layout view.
I tried the same in the library footprint editor, board footprint editor and single pad properties. In all the editors the preview clearance ring gets the correct size, but regardless it does not change in the layout view of my board.
If I set a bigger value instead of a smaller one, it changes correctly in all views.
What am I missing?
Where does the pad clearance on a freshly inserted footprint come from? I thought it would get the default net class setting. Yes, now when I experiment I see that if I insert a normal passive it gets the default net class setting and in updates if I change the settings. Both footprints I downloaded and inserted into this project have their own fixed size, however. Where does that likely come from? Again, in the editors it looks correct…
This screenshot is from selecting the component in layout and pressing edit footprint. As soon as the editor opens you can see that the clearance settings differ between the editor and the layout view.
version 8.0.3