# Trace to pad and pad to pad clearances?

**URL:** <https://forum.digikey.com/t/trace-to-pad-and-pad-to-pad-clearances/30954>\
**Category:** DKRed and PCB Builder\
**Tags:** dk-red, design-tools-and-resources\
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/trace-to-pad-and-pad-to-pad-clearances/30954 "2023-05-18T02:58:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![digikey5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@digikey5](https://forum.digikey.com/u/digikey5)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/trace-to-pad-and-pad-to-pad-clearances/30954/1 "2023-05-18T02:58:57Z")

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You call out trace/space and minimum drill sizes but I can’t find your trace to pad or via clearance levels. Pad to pad (smt) also is needed.

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**Author:** ![PaulHutch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/paulhutch/32/3357_2.png) [@PaulHutch](https://forum.digikey.com/u/PaulHutch)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/trace-to-pad-and-pad-to-pad-clearances/30954/2 "2023-05-18T12:07:58Z")

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Welcome to the forum.

Not an authoritative answer but, I believe what they call out as _Minimum Trace Spacing_ (5 mils), they intend to cover all those non-copper spaces.

That’s how I interpreted the specs when I ordered some PCB’s recently. I’m more familiar seeing the spec written as just Minimum Spacing or Minimum Copper Spacing when it applies to all spaces, not just tracks.