Run trace in new component

Layout Footprints
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Yes, sorry, a track inside a footprint.
Actually it is for the Touch Sensing circuit.
it is a capacitively coupled antenna, so to speak.
but I need a few copies on my board
hence the need to make a footprint,
but I cannot select the routing layers.

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Can you show a picture of an example?

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And what KiCad version you are using? Version pre-5 (nightly build) may have more possibilities.

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I meant an example of a physical footprint

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without more knowlege i can only point you to similar discussions:

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The last link i posted above should be about exactly what you show here

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ver 4.05, should I upgrade it, seems to work very well… till now.

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thanks, I will check it out

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Yes, at the end, make it with pads :slight_smile:
works for me, thanks.

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In the upcoming v5 it can be made with graphic lines which are turned into pads, no need to use bitmaps or external vector graphic programs. Ask if you’re interested.

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Even better. You can use kicad stepup and design such complicated footpirnts completely in a powerful parametric CAD tool. More details about that: Kicad StepUp: The Sketcher for Footprint generation

General warnings for using development versions apply: Is it a good idea to use a nightly build version?

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here is the issue now;

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Do you think it is safe to upgrade to 5 ?
Will that over write the 4.0.5 version I have ?

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Read the second link @Rene_Poschl posted above.

See also:

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Great work, so much faster when you get advice.

I downloaded the slider.mod, no good to me…
I reviewed all posts and links above,
caught a snippet, a Trapezoid pad, it works very well…

Thanks to all.

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Its a bit of a mess now, I cant seem to run a track to every pad, to satisfy the DRC
the auto snap wont let me get close to some pads.

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Yes, How can IO use 5 ?
I have a lot of kicad files running on 4.05, will most of it come across ok ?

otherwise, I have the draft copy .mod file below

please guide me.

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Migrating the projects from 4 to 5 may be problematic. I just wrote an article which tries to give some options. The safest way is to install 5 alongside 4 so that they can be used in parallel and continue with v4 for old projects.

Two recent threads discussed the possible problems in the upgrade process.


https://forum.kicad.info/t/thoughts-about-advice-for-upgrade-from-v4-to-v5/10895/9