Rectangular shaped holes

by **istvanb** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:11 am

Hi. I have to put an MTA106D switch to my PCB which has rectangular shaped pins. According to this document the part requires 1mm x 2mm holes (0.039in x 0.078in)

What I am thinking about is creating holes:
- rectangular shaped pads
- hole diameter: 1mm
- pad height: 2mm
- pad width: 2mm

and put couple pads like this in a row to create on bigger sized hole.

My questions are: is this a legit solution? How many pins I should put next to each other and what should be the offset between them?

Thanks!

by **Sal Hernandez** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:45 am

You don't need to use overlapping holes. Version 5.0.3.1 now allows you to create slots. Just add a pin and you can adjust its properties to make it a plated slot.

by **istvanb** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:40 am

Awesome!

by **Sal Hernandez** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:54 am

You can have up to 4 slots in a PCB123 order. If you go over 4 you can order the board by going to www.sunstone.com and placing your order through the Full Feature service.