The best way to do this is to call your fab and ask them how they want the information provided.
A slot, or rectangular hole, is done at the fab by using a routing bit - usually after the board is complete, but before finish plating and masking. Your fab will have its own procedures and desires for setting up board routing, countersinking, milling, etc. If a slot is to be plated-thru, extra fab steps are required - some of the extra steps can add substantially to the cost of fab. What we normally do is place an outline for the slots, or rectangular holes, on a mechanical layer that includes a board outline. We also place centers to locate the slots on the same layer. On the Drill Drawing, we provide detailed notes on the dimensions, location, special characteristics, and tolerances for the slots or rectangular holes. We provide the fab with Gerber files for the Drill Drawing, and the mechanical layer. If the slots are particularly large, or unusual, we call and discuss the details with the CAM and production folks at the fab. At 10:29 AM 6/7/02 -0400, you wrote: >Hi > >I want to make rectangular holes in pads for components with metal tabs. For >instance, a hole 40mils by 120 mils. Can this be done in Protel 99SE? BTW, >is hole the proper nomeclature for this? snip * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
