> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Biggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:48 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: [PEDA] oblong Pads/Slots (plated) in P99SE > > I have noticed in P99SE component library that you cannot > change the hole size to be a oblong or plated slot for > footprints. I know there are alternative ways to call out > these drill holes to be plated slots within the pad, but what > is the proper or favorable way to do this in P99SE? Thank You > in advance for responses.
Michael My favoured way for definition of a cut out (plated or otherwise) within a pad is as follows. Create pad as a rectangular shape and define pad stack ensuring the pad dimensions have allowed for enough free land around the slot. In the centre of the pad I make the hole size the same as the width of the slot (rout) that is needed within the pad. If the slot is to be plated, then mark the hold plated, if not plated then mark it as such. So up to now we have the pad defined, plating status and slot width as well as the centre of the slot. I usually define Mech layer 1 as a board outline and use Mech layer 2 for board dimensions. On mech layer 1 & 2 I draw an outline of the slot I need the same as the hole diameter in the pad and using arcs with the same radius of the pad hole to terminate the slot ends. On layer 2 I add the overall dimensions so that the fab shop can see where to draw the drill/rout path. I also make a small annotation here as well to indicate plated status as the pad definition seems to be too subtle for some fabs, :-( even although it is documented in the release notes. Sometimes I also place 2 x co-ordinates at the centre of the opposite arcs within the slot on layer 3, as some front end systems allow for the start/end points of the slot to be typed in instead of drawn. But these are useless if the same origin is not used after import to the usable film box within the CAM tools the fab shop uses. I prefer to use a single pad for this, I have seen other suggestions using 2 to mark the rout start/end, same idea as my co-ords above so that the CAM guys can just draw/snap between the 2 but this has other issues. Best Regards John A. Ross RSD Communications ltd Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW http://www.rsd.tv ================================== * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
