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Pads: edit, add, draw

You can change a footprint’s pads in place: resize a vendor’s too-small pads, add a hand-solder tab, or draw a new pad as a shape.

The selection band for a pad: Edit pad, Add pad, Remove pad and Fill board with GND, beside the capacitors on the board
With a pad selected, the band shows Edit pad, Add pad and Remove pad directly.
  1. Edit a pad

    Select it (part first, then pad) ▸ Edit pad: size, shape, layers and drill. The selection card confirms which pad and net you’re on before you touch anything.

  2. Add or remove

    Add pad and Remove pad sit beside it. Any number of added pads export correctly, this used to break at the second pad, and the fix is guarded by tests.

  3. Make Pad, draw it instead

    In Draw, sketch a rectangle or circle on a part and promote it with Make pad. It becomes real copper, selected on the spot so the pad editor is the natural next tap.

Limitation: polygon and custom-outline pads can be read from imported boards but not edited. The app tells you this when you try, rather than approximating your shape.