Placing a connector that has holes on both sides of a PCB

[wayneweeks]

Hi,

I am trying to place two test connectors on a PCB layout, one on the top side, one of the bottom side. The connectors are really just pads that connect to a spring loaded header (see TDC2050-IDC-NL). However, there are through hole alignment and capture pins that are effectively in the same location, so when trying to place the two parts, one top side, one bottom side, F360 Electronics won't allow that. Only one test connector is used at a time. The board is very tight which is why the connectors are on opposite sides of the board but in the same location.

How do I get F360 to allow me to position the connector even thought the alignment holes are in the same location, but on opposite sides of the board?

Thanks.

[j.lodder]

I would recommend creating a new footprint with two schematic symbols, one for bottom and one for top.

Then you will not have any overlapping holes.

[m.neujahr_at_moe · Accepted solution]

Hello @wayneweeks ,

when moving the connector you should switch to "Ingnore Violators":

[wayneweeks]

Thank you j.lodder and m.neujahr for the responses. I actually tried both to learn more about Fusion 360. Both worked. Thanks again.