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How to connect mechanical pins with connector pins

AdamSmith

Hi all.

I purchased a few parts and I want to build a few test fixtures for them. Some of them are SMD, others are thru-hole. I finished all circuits expect the location of parts. For SMD I want to create 4 pieces of silver(each silver is for one corner of the part)  and mount the SMD part on the top, lastly connect the silvers to the rest of circuits. For thru-hole, I want to drill two holes and do the similar things. Right now I created the mechanical symbols for the silvers and holes, but I have some trouble about how to connect them to the rest of circuits (Let's say, a resistor). Simply draw a wire is not working. The error message is, 'DRC error: Line to Thru Pin Spacing. Actual value: 0 mm'. 

I tried for a long time and cannot make it to work. Will anyone give me a hint? Thanks.

Adam

  • steve
    The "correct" method would be to include the pins as part of the schematic which would give you connectivity between the pins so when you route you won't get DRC errors (which is what you are seeing). The alternative is to connect them up using Route - Connect and waive or ignore the DRC errors.
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