> This repeats the rest of the G-codes into an array of 2 x 11 with a > spacing of 5 x 1.1 inches.
Plain old grid panels are, in my experience, rare. More likely I'm mixing multiple projects onto a single panel so I can etch them all at once. If you just want as many of one board as fit in a panel, most fabs can do that for you without you having to worry about how much space to leave between them to compensate for *their* process. > As to "tweeking" drill sizes, I don't get what you mean. Why would I > want to tweek a drill size on just one of N boards in a panel? No, I tweak every single one of them all at once, in batch, to match my process. In my case, I set all the drill sizes to 8 mil to act as a "drill helper" for my manual drilling setup. > Once you have done the panelize step, any changes require you to > delete all work of panelizing and do it again after you make the > change. Er, not really. My scripts merge a placement PCB with the original PCBs to form a combined panel PCB. So, I do all the panel-related editing (outlines, alignment marks, board placement) on the placement panel, then merge the projects into them. If I have to edit a *design*, I do so, then re-merge the panel. The panel post-processing I do for my etch is done in batch, and can be scripted. > Shouldn't the software deal with that for you by just allowing you > to specify the panel rather than creating it by copying stuff? I think you're being naive about what a "panel" can be. It's much more than just a simple grid of one board. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
