Thanks for this video! Been struggling for hours as to how to do this! I needed to create a footprint for a surface mount USB-C connector which required slots.
Thanks Scott. I just got my boards back from JLCPCB and this technique worked perfectly. This is a great addition to my "tool kit". Ridiculous amount of work to achieve something so simple. I guess the Proteus team has something against non-round holes.
Thanks Scott, interesting approach. I find board houses are reluctant to do slotted hole pads or they charge additional for them. One thing, in mech1 layer the thickness of the line determines the diameter of the slot, for example, if you have a 40th line it will be slotted to 40th. Most board houses have a minimum limit to slot diameters.
Great video! I have created several slotted holes. They appear as trough holes in PCB layout and 3D Visualizer, but in the Gerber view they are just pads :(
That is strange that you are seeing holes. On my Gerber viewer I see the slots on the Mounting Hole layer, and a circle in the Top Assembly layer. Maybe check the layers to be sure.
@@jauderruiz785 I asked around on several forums (eg Sonsivri). No one had a clue. What I did, I ordered boards anyway and guess what? They came in with slotted holes, exactly as I designed them. Cannot tell, did manufacture do changes manually or just Gerber viewer fools me?
Hey Scott great video! Was wondering if you could do one on castellated holes? Or would slicing through holes on the perimeter with the board work just as well?
Great suggestion! I will work on a video but, yes, slicing though works. Typically you add a mechanical line that will represent the milled surface that is done as the last process.
Thanks for this video! Been struggling for hours as to how to do this! I needed to create a footprint for a surface mount USB-C connector which required slots.
You're welcome!
Thanks Scott. I just got my boards back from JLCPCB and this technique worked perfectly. This is a great addition to my "tool kit". Ridiculous amount of work to achieve something so simple. I guess the Proteus team has something against non-round holes.
Excellent!
You just saved my weekend!
Glad to help. 😜
Same for me. Thanks to Scott!
Why are such simple things so complicated?????????????????????????????!!!!?????!!!!
Thanks for the video though!
Tell me about it. Wish they would streamline the process! Thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks Scott, interesting approach. I find board houses are reluctant to do slotted hole pads or they charge additional for them. One thing, in mech1 layer the thickness of the line determines the diameter of the slot, for example, if you have a 40th line it will be slotted to 40th. Most board houses have a minimum limit to slot diameters.
Great point. I just got charged extra for a tssop package due to trace size and spacing....groan. thanks for the comment 👍
Works for me, many thanks 👍
You're welcome!
very nice video
Thanks 😀
Great video! I have created several slotted holes. They appear as trough holes in PCB layout and 3D Visualizer, but in the Gerber view they are just pads :(
That is strange that you are seeing holes. On my Gerber viewer I see the slots on the Mounting Hole layer, and a circle in the Top Assembly layer. Maybe check the layers to be sure.
I have the same problem.
Were you able to solve it?
@@jauderruiz785 I asked around on several forums (eg Sonsivri). No one had a clue. What I did, I ordered boards anyway and guess what? They came in with slotted holes, exactly as I designed them. Cannot tell, did manufacture do changes manually or just Gerber viewer fools me?
@@jauderruiz785 youtube deleted my response :(
good video brother ..amazing
Thanks 😊
Thank you! 👍Tell me, did the factory manage to produce these pads?
Yes, Worked quite well. Now Proteus also has a layer for milled features.
Hey Scott great video! Was wondering if you could do one on castellated holes? Or would slicing through holes on the perimeter with the board work just as well?
Great suggestion! I will work on a video but, yes, slicing though works. Typically you add a mechanical line that will represent the milled surface that is done as the last process.
Is there any way of rotating the hole by 45 degree?
Yes, by entering the value (45 deg) into the rotation field (left near the bottom), you can place the pad at any angle. Great question!
@@ScottCard Thank you! I don't know how I missed it...
First one today
Yes, got away with just putting in holes for years but though, "there must be a way".
pls how can I use gerber editor in proteus
Thanks for the great questions. Is there something spe ific you want to do with the editor? It's functionality is quite limited.
@@ScottCard convert pdf schematic to gerber file
@@ScottCard I need tips and tricks effective usage of the gerber editor
How can I craate bills of material (BOM) in proteus
How can I make through hole pcb
During the startup wizard, you can choose single, double or multy layer PCB. All will allow THT.
Which startup wizard
When you create a project, it will start the Wizard.