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Adjust Pin Number (symbol) size on a mechanical pin

MartinBr

Although mechanical pins are not numbered, when I import a component that includes them, I get a large triangular symbol on the Package Geometry Pin_Number layer. Is there some way of adjusting the size of this symbol? I cannot seem to edit it in the layout and it does not appear in the symbol footprint. Is it defined by a setup file somewhere that I can adjust?

  • oldmouldy

    It sound like this might be the Drill Symbol and is there from the Drill Legend being created. You can change the symbol size in the Design with Manufacture>NC>Drill Customization, or Tools>Padstack>Modify Design Padstack if you want to change the padstack definition.

  • MartinBr

     Thanks, I have tried that already. It's not tied into the drill data, but just on the Package Symbol Pin_Number layer and not editable in pcb or symbol edit.

  • steve

     Try a Tools - Database Check in the symbol and see if that helps, if not can you post the filename.dra for further investigation ?

  • steve

     It's text. Open the filename.dra and then change your drawing size to increase the extents, then turn all layers off except Package Geometry / Pin Number then use Edit - Delete, Find filter Text and then window the screen. It should remove the text and then save and you should be good to go. It looks like this is something that is almost like a carriage return has been added to the pin number layer.

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