Vias

As of version 2.5, Horizon EDA supports blind and buried vias. A via consists of a Padstack that has the type Via, a parameter set that sets the Padstack’s parameters such as via and hole diameter and a span that defines whether the via goes all the way through the board or is a blind/buried via. There are three ways to define these elements of via that can be selected by the source property.

Local

In this mode, all elements (padstack, parameter set and span) of the via are set on the via itself. The via isn’t affected by any rules.

Rules

In this mode, the “Vias” rules are evaluated based on the via’s net to set its Padstack and parameter set. The span is set on the via itself. This mode is recommended for through vias.

Definition

In this mode, all elements of the via are set as per the selected via definition. Via definitions are managed by the “Via definitions” rule.

This mode is recommended for boards that use a stackup that allows for blind or buried vias.

Misc. notes

The STEP export omits non-through vias. For the gerber export, you’ll need to manually assign filename suffixes for each drill span used on the board.