Mounting Hole Vias - Same Name

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   It would be nice if there were an option to assign the same name to each via in a reinforced mounting hole. 
For example, for a hole with six reinforcing vias, the main pad is named "1", and the vias are named "2" through "7." In Altium, to use this footprint, I would have to have a schematic symbol with seven pins, and connect to each of them. I would prefer that pad and the vias are all named "1." Then I can use a schematic symbol with a single pin.

Thanks,

John

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ransonjd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 15 Nov 2016 Status: Offline Points: 142	Post Options Post Reply Quote ransonjd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Mounting Hole Vias - Same Name Posted: 21 Nov 2017 at 3:50pm
	It would be nice if there were an option to assign the same name to each via in a reinforced mounting hole. For example, for a hole with six reinforcing vias, the main pad is named "1", and the vias are named "2" through "7." In Altium, to use this footprint, I would have to have a schematic symbol with seven pins, and connect to each of them. I would prefer that pad and the vias are all named "1." Then I can use a schematic symbol with a single pin. Thanks, John



ransonjd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 15 Nov 2016 Status: Offline Points: 142	Post Options Post Reply Quote ransonjd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2020 at 10:56am
	Any chance of this being an option in a future release? I was just caught by this when I updated a couple mounting holes and my Altium designs started throwing errors.

Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5949	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2020 at 1:36pm
	I'm confused. I thought this was already fixed. There is a V2019.08 pre-release available - www.pcblibraries.com/downloads
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ransonjd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 15 Nov 2016 Status: Offline Points: 142	Post Options Post Reply Quote ransonjd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2020 at 1:39pm
	Where is the option to set the vias to get the same pin number as the pad? I see all of the pads getting different numbers in the screenshot you posted.

Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5949	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2020 at 1:52pm
	You must create that Mounting Hole in FP Designer where you have 100% control of the pad stacks. Library Expert will name the pads 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. for CAD tools that do not support same pin names. But CAD tools that support multi-pin names all pins will be Pin 1.
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