After 20 posts, we still don't have a picture of what the OP is talking about.
I still make most of my own boards and I usually enlarge the pads. I use Eagle and it uses the wimpiest pads I've ever seen on resistors. I usually lay a wire over them to make them easier to solder and reword.
I rarely use thermals on the ground pads. When I do, I usually overlay a wire over a couple of them to make them thicker.
I never pay much attention to the default hole sizes. I use toner transfer on transparent medium and I apply heat and pressure until the holes start closing. They make better pilot holes for the drill bits that way.
I still make most of my own boards and I usually enlarge the pads. I use Eagle and it uses the wimpiest pads I've ever seen on resistors. I usually lay a wire over them to make them easier to solder and reword.
I rarely use thermals on the ground pads. When I do, I usually overlay a wire over a couple of them to make them thicker.
I never pay much attention to the default hole sizes. I use toner transfer on transparent medium and I apply heat and pressure until the holes start closing. They make better pilot holes for the drill bits that way.
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