Re: [PEDA] Keepouts on Planes
Ray Mitchell wrote: Hello, I would like my various planes to be back 50mil from the edges of the PCB. I placed a line on the keepout layer and set my clearance constraint to 50mils. While this does keep the autorouter from placing anything closer than 50mils from the edge, when I look at the Gerbers for the various planes it appears that they go right up to the edge and ignore the keepout. What is the correct procedure? Thanks, Ray Mitchell You have to place a track around the edges of your board, on the plane layers, otherwise the planes extend to the edge of the universe. :-) I would either place a 100 mil track centered on the board edge, or a 50 mil track 25 mils inside the edge. -- Peter Bennett TRIUMF 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada GPS and NMEA info and programs: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/index.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Keepouts on Planes
Ray Mitchell wrote: Hello, I would like my various planes to be back 50mil from the edges of the PCB. I placed a line on the keepout layer and set my clearance constraint to 50mils. While this does keep the autorouter from placing anything closer than 50mils from the edge, when I look at the Gerbers for the various planes it appears that they go right up to the edge and ignore the keepout. What is the correct procedure? The power planes are not objects to Protel, they are a lack of object. You need to draw either a track or a fill to cut these planes back from the edges. I use a wide track that partially extends past the routed edge of the board, so the board will be cut through that track, where there won't be any copper on the power planes. The keepout just prevents the autorouter from placing components, pads or vias in that region, which is fine, as far as it goes. Jon * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
