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Removing unused pins on a Footprint

gazza47

Hello

Can you advise how or if I can remove Unused pins on a Footprint

The Attached Image is a Toroid which was originally going to be mounted on a PCB and Tied Down, however the Component is now being mounted through a Cutout in the PCB onto the chassis below. As a result the 6 internal Mechanical Pins can be deleted as they are situated in the cutout.

The question is how can I delete these? I can select and move them but can't delete them

Any solutions appreciated

Many Thanks

  • steve
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    You would need to modify the symbol (footprint) of this part to remove any unrequired pins. If you have access to the library location (psmpath) open the filename.dra and delete the pins. Then save. Back in the board use the Update Symbols (Place menu) command to refresh the updated symbol. If they are mechanical pins that should be that. If they are electrical pins (have a pin number) you would also need to ensure that the corresponding schematic symbol matched the pin count..

  • Arsalan1001
    0 in reply to steve

    Is there a way to remove the pin inside BRD file if no access to library? 

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