On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 05:43:28PM -0800, Steve Meier wrote: > David Koski wrote: > > >On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:50:09 -0500 > >DJ Delorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>Good point. I'll probably do that. But the pads are rounded (they > >>>don't have to be) and I would rather have a straight edge of the > >>>mask. > >>> > >>> > >>You could put a pad lengthwise just off the edge of the board, and use > >>its mask. The relief would have to be large enough to cover the whole > >>edge connector. > >> > >> > > > >Will that effect the DRC or cause the vendors DRC to fail? > > > >David > > > > > > > If the dummy Pads dimensions are large enough to pass the drc (i think > some minimum size is required) then PCB won't generate a drc error. > Instruct the vendor to remove the dummy pad and then it won't effect > them as well.
What if another 2 layers were added to PCB. When someone put a rectangle there, it would be excluded from the mask? I think it would be more consistent solution of edge connectors. Cl<
