why can i not find any part numbers in diptrace

I find that very effective to lower trace resistance and to use different size parts, if you wish to.

In the end you up with something quite similar to an SMD design, but for TH parts. One thing I used to do, which I find quite effective, even with TH pcb designs, is filling with cooper all empty areas left, after you designed a pcb, joining connected pads. You then hit the DELETE key on your keyboard and it goes away. Release the mouse button and you should see the area selected. Take your pointer, and left click and drag it to place an outline around the pour. Press ENTER, and you will get this popup where you select the pattern you want:Ĭhoose the pattern and hit OK, and voila!Īnd another question: how do you remove a cooper pour? Select this and create your shape where you want it: Look at the toolbars at the top of the page, there is a blue icon with what looks like a picture of a mountain(at least is does to me) Help tells you how to add copper pours, but not how to place a geometric figure, like when you place a board outline, and have it poured with copper. Then go to the PCB module and place one part on the bottom layer, and one on the top move them around if you want, and use the autorouter to see what happens. The purpose is to see how to place the parts on to the layers. I have an idea, Take two SMD IC's from the library and make up a simple schematic connecting the two of them It does not have to be electrically perfect. We had this issue in your last thread and I still do not understand what more is needed for understanding direction. What I'm referring to is changing from one layer to another and have the right direction for every component which is in that layer. It can get a little difficult with a 4 layer board for example, but a two layer(top/bottom) is pretty straight forward. Yes, you interconnect between layers with vias. Any other layers in between are either signal, power, or ground.

So there's one thing I don't quite understand how it works in Diptrace,

Why can i not find any part numbers in diptrace