DJ Delorie <d...@delorie.com> writes: >> And I think the only way to do ... in a non-kludgy way > > Yet another example of you automatically putting down any idea that > isn't yours. Please stop that. Please consider the possibility that > someone might come up with a better (or even equally good) idea than > yours. Constructive criticism is welcome. Implied insults are not. > >> is to treat the insulating planes as layers, each with its own >> geometry. > > So, you're saying drills and outlines should be stored on "insulator" > drawing layers and the "conductor" drawing layers should only contain > the actual conductor shapes?
For maximum felixibility, probably yes, but that need not be a required part of a layout. Just like the current outline layer (kludge) is not a requirement. I have done a rigid-flex board with three outline layers. Rigid, thick(four layer) flex, thin (two-layer) flex. And, yes, that was a bit kludgy. The board-house had to ignore all those vias in the outline gerbers. But I assume the current discussion is going exacly in the right direction. Add three layers, name them properly, mark them non-conductive, and draw the outlines, done. What is missing in this case of multiple types of conductors that connect without vias, is the gerber export of layer-subgroups. Current PCB can do that with an sed one-liner in the Makefile. Not too bad a kludge for such an exotic case, but still a kludge. Solution: separate conductor layer grouping and export layer grouping. Without telling the GUI users about the distiction unless the GUI is in Expert-Mode. -- Stephan Böttcher FAX: +49-431-880-3968 Extraterrestrische Physik Tel: +49-431-880-2508 I.f.Exp.u.Angew.Physik mailto:boettc...@physik.uni-kiel.de Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
