Teardrops affect only line vs. padstack connections:

tear drops test input

Press ':' to get the command line, type teardrops and press enter. Teardrops is always global and adds arcs to all line-padstack connections, considering line thickness and padstack shape/dimensions:

tear drops result on the test input

Limitations

The teardrops plugin is a small, quick and dirty hack. It does add the arcs as if the user drawn them:

tear drops result on the test input, wireframe display

This means moving traces or padstacks will not treat teardrops specially; teardrop arcs may initially cause shorts on tight boards and the user needs to fix them manually.

(Test board used for the above experiments)