1. If you want to make a component that has a mounting hole you would set bit 3 of the Flags parameter.
Pin = Pin(X Y Thickness DrillingHole Name PinNumber Flags) bit 3: set if pin is only a mounting hole (no copper annulus) The package that follows if for an AC Inlet Digikey part Q218-ND (which contains two mounting holes) Element(0x0 "AC-inlet" "" "" -1011 -773 0 100 0x0) ( Pin(-275 0 100 79 "" "1" 0x01) Pin(0 0 100 79 "" "2" 0x01) Pin(275 0 100 79 "" "3" 0x01) Pin(-777 -287 100 79 "" "4" 0x09) Pin(777 -287 100 79 "" "5" 0x09) ElementLine(0 78 -537 78 10) ElementLine(-537 78 -986 -196 10) ElementLine(-986 -196 -986 -629 10) ElementLine(-986 -629 986 -629 10) ElementLine(986 -629 986 -196 10) ElementLine(986 -196 537 78 10) ElementLine(537 78 0 78 10) ElementLine(-600 -629 -600 -688 10) ElementLine(-600 -688 600 -688 10) ElementLine(600 -688 600 -629 10) ElementLine(19 196 -19 196 10) ElementLine(-19 196 -19 118 10) ElementLine(-19 118 19 118 10) ElementLine(9 157 -17 157 10) ElementLine(-255 118 -255 196 10) ElementLine(-255 196 -295 118 10) ElementLine(-295 118 -295 196 10) ElementLine(255 118 255 196 10) ElementLine(255 196 295 196 10) Mark(0 0) ) 2. This may be specific to your board vendor. I use PCB Express and they require a 1 mil trace around the perimeter of the board. (* jcl *) --- Mark Rages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) I need to make a drilled hole without copper in > a layout (see the > part at > > http://rocky.digikey.com/scripts/ProductInfo.dll?Site=US&V=102&M=SJ-3524NG > > ) Can I do this in pcb by making a via with > holesize=viasize? Or > is the board house gonna complain? > > 2) How do I make a pcb that is not rectangular in > pcb? That is, I need > to tell the board maker how to route the outside > of the pcb. > > Also, I extended pstoedit to generate pcb polygons > from postscript > input... have a look at > http://mlug.missouri.edu/~markrages/software/pstoedit_additions/tux.pcb.gz > > Regards, > Mark > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > You think that it is a secret, but it never has been > one. > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
