Just one small thing to be aware of..... If you're likely to go backwards and save this as a P98 (v3) file, these layer specific keepouts return to their "native" state of being a non-keepout and have the potential to ruin your day. It's only a trap if you don't know about it.
Cheers, Brendon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenkins, Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] How to use objects as keepouts? > Once again humbled by the master... > > I was not aware that an item that was designated keepout did not plot. The > little red squares I was inserting as keepouts were being removed because I > thought they would plot. Never thought to try it and sure enough they don't. > > So try this: > > Edit a 1206 footprint > put a top side fill between the pads. > right click the fill and check keepout > pour a top side polygon over the footprint (notice no copper between pads) > pour a bottom side polygon over the footprint (notice no keepout hole) > plot the result and view in Camtastic. > > The copper fill-made-keepout DOES NOT PLOT. This is perfect. > > BTW the reason I like to use the fill instead of the trace is the way the > poly pours around the rectangle with sharp corners as compared to the trace > with rounded ends. The sharp corners match the edges of the pads and don't > allow poly to "sag" into the track's end radius. > > Thanks for all those that contributed. Now off to edit my lib. > > Charlie * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
