Hi again Your exactly right Pedro. The problem is that there's no good way of telling the pcb-maker. You can give him additional information in a comments layer or in some instruction, but it would be great if this were automatic.
Some PCB applications has the ability of generating two separate drill-files with plated and unplated holes. This would save a lot of manual work and confusion. As you say, when all the holes are in the same drill-file it's very hard to tell the difference. But I'm not complaining! I love the application and I very much appreciate the huge work that has been done in the last year! Yours Albin, Sweden --- In [email protected], Pedro Martin <pki...@...> wrote: > > Hi, > > Even in the case we make a mechanical hole, the pcb make doesn't know which > hole must not be plated, so I always tell him which are the unplated holes. > > Pedro. > > > I agree with Dennevi. There should be a mechanical hole setting. As > > extraordinarily as KICAD has evolved, can't keep finding "ways around" to > > accomplish basic tasks. > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Sigi Paez > > > > > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:45 AM, dennevi <denn...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You could also draw a circle in the "edges_pcb" layer instead of using a > > > pad. We do this with unplated holes and it works great with pcb > > > manufacturers. > > > > > > I would really like if it were possible to choose between hole and > > > mecanical in the pad settings, and if it were possible to generate one > > > drill-file with plated holes and a second drill-file with just unplated > > > "mecanical" holes. > > > > > > Thanks for a great application! > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "evlotus7" <btrembl@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks for your suggestions. The easiest way for me will be to go with > > > Pedro's first option, I can't reasonably unplate 1600 1mm holes by hand. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > P.S. When I checked the pcbnew manual: 12.8.2 - Setting pad properties, > I > > > noticed two more pad type (hole and mecanical). What happen to those pad > > > type in the 20090216-final of Kicad? > > > > > > > > Bruno > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com>, Andy > > > Eskelson <andyyahoo@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > or make it a smaller hole then run the correct size drill through it > > > > > afterwards. That will remove any THP. > > > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 26 May 2009 21:46:26 +0200 > > > > > Pedro Martin <pkicad@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I think the hole wall will be covered with copper anyway, maybe > > > making a short > > > > > > circuit between layers. > > > > > > > > > > > > There are 2 ways: > > > > > > 1. Tell the pcb maker which holes will be not plated. > > > > > > 2. If you send the gerbers to an automatic pcb maker, such as > > > pcbexpress, let > > > > > > them fill the hole and afterwards you can sand it with an abrasive > > > file. > > > > > > > > > > > > And, as Abhijit says, with zero annular rings. > > > > > > > > > > > > Both ways have worked for us. > > > > > > Pedro. > > > > > > > > > > > > > right clock on pad and go to pad edit. uncheck both the coper and > > > component > > > > > > side. Hoping it may solve your problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Abhijit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting > > > your question. > > > > > > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the > > > creator of Kicad. > > > > > > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to > > > contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. > > > > > > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit > > > the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! > > > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
