This dialog is displayed when the Properties option is chosen with a Mounting Hole selected.
It shows and allows you to modify properties for the selected Mounting Hole.
Shortcuts
Default Keys: I or Alt+Enter
Default Menu: Edit
Command: Properties
Locating this option
Available from: Edit menu > Properties option
Available from: Context menu > Properties option
Available from: Shortcut key > I
Adding Mounting Holes
Use Insert Mounting Hole to see how to add a mounting hole.
Using the Mounting Hole Properties Dialog
Position
The position of the Mounting Hole can be changed by typing different coordinates into the Position edit controls. Similarly for Angle of rotation and Layer.
Allow Interactive Reposition
This check box will be shown if the mounting hole is in a symbol instance. If checked, it will allow for the mounting hole to be interactively repositioned separately from the symbol instance.
Is Star Point
Indicates that the Mounting Hole is also a Star Point.
From Schematic
Indicates that the Mounting Hole has a corresponding Documentation Symbol in the schematic. You cannot be edited.
Locked
The Mounting Hole can be locked or unlocked against repositioning by checking or unchecking Locked.
Override
If the mounting hole is in a symbol instance, Override check boxes will be shown next to the Position, Angle and Pad Style edit controls. When any of these are checked and the Locked check box is not checked, the respective controls will become unlocked, allowing for their values to be changed.
Pad Style
If want to change pad style of the Mounting Hole you can change it to a another predefined Pad Style by selecting one from the Name drop down list.
You can alternatively change it to a new Pad Style by defining alternative parameters. This can be done by changing the Width and or Length, or the Drill size, or by changing the Shape drop down list. If there is no Pad Style to match these parameters then a new Pad Style will be added with the name that you want to call it.
If appropriate, the drill identifier assigned to the current drill size is shown next to the drill diameter.
Power Plane Connection
You can specify how the Mounting Hole will interact with a Power Plane or Poured Copper. The default is to create a Thermal Pad as specified in the Thermal Rules. Alternatively, you can specify that the Mounting Hole is fully connected or completely isolated from the plane.
If the Pad Style has a Spacing Shape defined for the current layer, then this will be used to determine the shape around the pad, instead of the actual pad land shape. This can be disabled by selecting the connection type Thermal Pad (ignoring Spacing Shape), this does not disable the Spacing Shape for any other spacing or rule checking process.
No Spacing Errors Within Footprint
Use this check box to prevent the Mounting Hole from producing design rule errors against other items within the same Footprint.
Allow Suppress Lands
When enabled will allow a land to be suppressed when appropriate (i.e. the layer has Suppress Unconnected Lands enabled and this mounting hole is not connected on that layer). Uncheck this option to not allow any land suppression on this mounting hole.
Related Topics
Insert Mounting Hole | Technology - Pad Styles | Technology - Thermal Rules. | Split Power Planes | Pour Copper | Drill Size Table