Your right. I keep forgetting that a pad on a plane layer is a void, so that would be included in the clearnace.
Thanks, Dave At 04:20 PM 4/19/02 -0700, you wrote: >The terminology for the clearance rule can be a bit confusing. > >The clearance you are specifying is not an expansion to clear a pad, it is >an expansion to clear the hole. > >When you generate Gerbers, you do not get a pad with a clearance ring >around it on the planes, you get a void around the hole. A clearance of >10mils would give you a 10 mil annulus around the hole. > > >At 03:01 PM 4/19/02 -0700, you wrote: > >>Has anyone noticed that you get exactly half the clearance you specify on >>a power plane clearance rule? In other words to get a 10 mil ring around >>a pad or via that does not connect to the plane, you have to specify a >>clearance of 20 mills. >snip > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | David Palombo Telephone: (818) 597-8915 x101 | Aveox Inc. Fax: (818) 597-0617 | 31324 Via Colinas, #104 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Westlake Village, Ca 91362 http://www.aveox.com +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
