On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 02:08 +0100, Dietmar Schmunkamp wrote: > The pad has a width of ~16 mil and I used the autorouter to connect it. > I set the trace width to 8mil with 8 mil gap. So I got a trace to the > pad with 8 mil width on the "north" side of the pad (not in the center > of the pad). As this particular pad is the power pad I wanted to connect > it with a wider trace (for cases where the trace is centered, I simply > widened the trace), so I tried to (ab)use a polygon for that. While I'm > able to connect a net to a polygon (using the join command), this is not > possible for connecting a pad to a polygon. I have a circumvention for > this: create the polygon with the correct gaps and use a parallel wire > to connect the pad to the polygon.
You can use a "solid" polygon to join to pads, you want the "s" keyboard short-cut. It is similar to "j", but operates on the polygon - rather than the trace. The "solid" polygon will connect to everything it touches. [snip] > I like the DRC within PCB very much, but as a final check I'd like to > have a DRC check on gerber data (that's all the manufacturer gets), so > does anybody know whether there is a tool that's provides such a check? > I loaded the gerber files into gerbv and did a manual check, but an > automated check would be better, There must be some (possibly $$$) > programs to do that, or how do the manufacturers provide feedback to > theier customers? I believe there are some fab's who run a DRC check with a web interface as you upload the design files. I doubt this will be available until you've committed to fabrication though. -- Peter Clifton Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me) _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
