Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-30 Thread Schmitt Michael
Tanks for the Infos that no one has a solution for that, so i guess protel cannot handle this Like Dennis already said, we also have mech1 for the real board outline and the keepout just to make the router happy and control some stuff the way it is layouted. > -Original Message- >

Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-29 Thread Kulajew Waldemar
Hello everyone, Funny how many of us are fighting with the Same Problems. (not so funny when you realize that Michael Schmitt and me are probably working on PCBs for the same devices ;) Like Brad (Mr. Valander) I have tried a lot of Rules to vermeiden this DRC-error. And like him I did

Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-29 Thread Brad Velander
has now achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification > -Original Message- > From: Michael Reagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 11:06 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question > > > I know, I know, I know, how to

Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-29 Thread Michael Reagan
BGAs and had intentional shorts all on the same board. I forgot why it was dangerous, but I dont use it Try it Mike Reagan > -Original Message- > From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 11:48 AM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' >

Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-29 Thread Brad Velander
Michael, I have some very similar needs but have never found a way to accomplish this task. I have had the same results as you have described. I look forward to reading any results that have come to a different conclusion. In my case I have tried the exact same thing with layer spe

Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-29 Thread Dennis Saputelli
we run into this all the time just don't think of the keep out as the board outline we make the board outline on mech 1 or whatever and then draw the keep out layer either on top of the board layer or inside the the board layer a little bit in your case you would just bend the keep out layer aro

Re: [PEDA] PCB Rules question

2002-08-29 Thread Brian Sherer
Michael, I've handled this issue by offsetting the Keep Out tracks/arcs outside the physical edge of the board by a fixed amount, say 10mils. If the board is to have Polygons or Planes, you may have to create a temporary set of keepouts to control polygon/plane pours to a wider clearance; if these