On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 06:07:25PM +0100, Mario Klebsch wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi! > > Am 06.01.2005 um 02:14 schrieb Dan McMahill: > >but if you want to be certain you don't forget them, you need to add > >to the > >schematic. I am a firm believer that anything which needs a special > >hole (mounting hole, test point, shield can, etc) or special footprint > >(surface mount probe points, etc) needs to be on the schematic. That > >doesn't enforce correct placement (mounting holes which need to line > >up to a chassis for examle), but it does make sure they end up on the > >board. > > When arguing this way, it should be possible to place an element in the > schematic, which ends up as the board outline in PCB. This really would > be cool, especially when you have to do non-rectangular boards. :-) > Hi Mario,
I like that idea. Especially if you have a standard chassis that you might use often. You could have a element which had the mounting holes and board outline. Same comment applies to a card for a particular computer or backplane slot. Eventually I guess you'd maybe like a DRC check that looks for over lapping parts and a flag which says "hey, this is an outline type part, overlaps are ok". -Dan --
