"...in the schematic i have just got the PCB footprint and then i was adding in all the other holes using pads in the PCB design" Please don't do this. There is enough pain in the world as it is. "...is there a way around this?" Yes. The rule is: **If it's on - or forms an integral part of - the PCB then it must be represented in the Schematic first.** Then it can be painlessly passed into the PCB. If you just want plated through holes to solder wires to then find or design a simple footprint with a single multilayer pad with hole and copper annulus diameters to accommodate your wire diameter (max pad hole diameter is given in [https://jlcpcb.com/capabilities/Capabilities](https://jlcpcb.com/capabilities/Capabilities)). Save it with a unique name like PTHHOLE1MM_PAD3MM. Place a single pin through hole header  in you schematic for the first wire hole. Assign you footprint to the Footprint attribute of this symbol using the Footprint Manager. Copy and paste your hole as required in the schematic. For more, please read (2.2) and (2.3) in (2) in: [https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How-to-ask-for-help-and-get-an-answer-71b17a40d15442349eaecbfae083e46a](https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How-to-ask-for-help-and-get-an-answer-71b17a40d15442349eaecbfae083e46a)