On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:26:48 -0400 Dan McMahill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hans Nieuwenhuis wrote: > > On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:02:55 -0500 > > An automatic via grid option would be very handy for this purpose, but I > > haven't even seen that option in 4-digit maintenance/yr. PCB software > > (*cough* Mentor *cough*). > > that's a neat idea. I guess you'd specify what sort of via (pad size, > drill size, clear size, soldermask size,thermal or solid connection) and > an x-spacing and y-spacing and it would just drop them down every where > it could where it didn't cause a DRC error or connectivity change? > > It would seem like it might be useful to be able to have a flag > associated with these vias so that you could remove them all with a > single operation. This sounds exactly like I was thinking off, it would make live just a bit easier for HF circuit designers like me, although the functionality of just freely placing vias on a pcb as it exists now is a feature not found in any of the PCB software I have ever used before. BTW: is it possible to change a via into a solid connection right now? It seems like if I specify a clearance of 0.0 I still end up with a slight gap between the via and the ground plane when I inspect the produced postscript output. I am still using 20060321 though. Regards, Hans > > -Dan > > >
