PCB Libraries Forum : Through-hole Naming Convention Suffix? https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:14:54 +0000 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:08:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3535 <![CDATA[PCB Libraries Forum]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_images/PCBLForumLogo.gif https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Through-hole Naming Convention Suffix? : Yes ]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14027.html#14027 Author: Tom H
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Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:08am

Yes]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:08:43 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14027.html#14027 <![CDATA[Through-hole Naming Convention Suffix? : So the mentioned statement means...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14023.html#14023 Author: m.elsayed
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Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 5:50am

So the mentioned statement means there is no suffix N in below cases also through hole, is this correct?

"When a Surface Mount footprint uses the Mfr. Recommended Pattern or the footprint is non-standard, there is no Density Level for these footprints as they are the mfr. recommended patterns."

]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 05:50:10 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14023.html#14023 <![CDATA[Through-hole Naming Convention Suffix? : Also, when a Surface Mount footprint...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14015.html#14015 Author: Tom H
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Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 8:17am

Also, when a Surface Mount footprint uses the Mfr. Recommended Pattern or the footprint is non-standard, there is no Density Level for these footprints as they are the mfr. recommended patterns.

]]> Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:17:58 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14015.html#14015 <![CDATA[Through-hole Naming Convention Suffix? : The 3-Tier library system only...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14014.html#14014 Author: Tom H
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Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 8:09am

The 3-Tier library system only pertains to Surface Mount footprints. 


 
There is only 1-Tier for through-hole and we refer to it as 'Proportional' pad stacks where the pad diameter is 1.5 times the hole diameter. 


 
]]> Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:09:01 +0000 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14014.html#14014 <![CDATA[Through-hole Naming Convention Suffix? : I noticed Through-hole Naming...]]> https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/throughhole-naming-convention-suffix_topic3535_post14013.html#14013 Author: m.elsayed
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Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 12:16am

I noticed Through-hole Naming Convention doesn't contain an N suffix. 

However Surface Mount contains the suffix 'N' when using Nominal Density Level in Options. 

Can you explain this point?

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