On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Ben Jackson wrote: > On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 05:14:31PM -0800, David Griffith wrote: >> On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Ben Jackson wrote: >>> On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 03:24:27PM -0800, David Griffith wrote: >>>> >>>> Is there some way I can easily get rid of the little slivers of copper >>>> left between traces when doing pours? >>> >>> Not without adjusting the clearance on the adjacent lines to squeeze out >>> the slivers. I've considered several times how to fix this, and I can >>> see options for doing in in a post-processing step, but that's not really >>> in line with PCB's other polygon updates, which are all done live. >> >> Then go over with some sort of erasing tool (which doesn't seem to exist >> yet) and erase the the slivers. How are you considering this as a >> post-processing step? > > I meant automatic solutions which would enforce the normal DRC rules on > the slivers, eliminating any smaller than the minimum trace width. If > you're willing to go manual anyway you could just hit the keybinding for > 'increase clearance by 1 mil' a few times on the objects causing the > slivers. Of course it helps to tune your parts -- if you have an smt > footprint with just enough space between the pads to allow a sliver, > tweak it! Those are the ones likely to cause shorts, too.
Okay, so, how can I increase the clearance on all holes without doing each and every one individually? -- David Griffith dgri...@cs.csubak.edu A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
