Update Pad or Via

The Update Pad or Via dialog.

Summary

This dialog allows users to update the Pad or Vias templates in the current design from their source. For example, in the case of a Pad that has been placed from a Pad Via Library template and the source Library template has been subsequently updated, the Update function will pull in those template changes to the PCB – thereby updating all Pads that use the Library template. The template update is configured by using the Update Pad or Via dialog. The dialog lists the details of the detected change(s) that will be applied.

Access

From the PCB Pad Via Templates panel, click the Update button (located beneath the Local Pad & Via Library region of the panel).

Options/Controls

Top Region

Three update options are offered by the dialog to control the update process:

• Update locked objects – this will force a Pad/Via object’s template to be updated, regardless of its Locked status.
• Update free objects – update only Pad/Via templates that apply to free Pads and Vias.
• Update component objects – update only Pad/Via templates that apply to the Pads and Vias used in components.

This synchronization behavior is established by the Library link property of Pad and Vias, as seen in the Pad/Via properties dialog. An indication that differences exist between the local version of the template and the source template is provided in the Changed column of the Pads/Vias section in the Pad & Via Templates mode of the PCB panel.

Bottom Region

The bottom region of the dialog lists Pads/Vias to be updated. Information about each is listed, including Type, Description, Library, Template, and Action. Additionally, users can select to mark each Pad/Via as Locked and/or In Component. When enabled, these options subject the object to controls in the top region of the dialog.