bobc Wrote:
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> (As an aside, Kicad doesn't support padstacks yet,
> so pads are replicated on all layers, which
> explains routing difficulty. Kicad is getting
> support from CERN, so hopefully will see lots of
> improvements in future)
Try this to see if helps: with mouse over pad, press E to edit, at Clarification choose the pad name, then at layers change from ALL to only where you want it, you can even select None.
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[...]
> (As an aside, Kicad doesn't support padstacks yet,
> so pads are replicated on all layers, which
> explains routing difficulty. Kicad is getting
> support from CERN, so hopefully will see lots of
> improvements in future)
Try this to see if helps: with mouse over pad, press E to edit, at Clarification choose the pad name, then at layers change from ALL to only where you want it, you can even select None.