Its not a good idea to short-circuit an active pin in production.

My experience has been that my clients always want to make a change AFTER
the PCB is comitted, to enhance something, etc. etc and you then need that
pin to be free for a mod.

--Bob

> > >> I was wondering if there is any way to route across an unused
> > pin pad on
> > >> an SMT PIC?  If I set up the pin as an output, then it is
> > >> high-impedence, correct?  So, to the circuit it is not there?
> > >
> > >        You must set it as an input, not output, and even then
> > the voltage on that
> > >pin must not go outside the allowed input for a PIC pin. What
> > about bending
> > >that pin up so it doesn't make contact with the pad? Are you doing SMD or
> > >through hole? You could just cut the pin off. TTYL

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