On 04/29/2013 01:22 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: > Thomas, > > > The keepout polygon you are putting into the DSN file is on a non-existent > layer named > "signal". > > It seems like a freerouter idiosyncrasy that it accepts this. > > Here is the grammar for specctra polygon: > > > (polygon > <layer_id > > <aperture_width> > {<vertex> } > [(aperture_type [round | square])] > ) > > Here is what you are outputting: > > > (keepout "" (polygon signal 0 220980 -125730 232410 -125730 > 232410 -137160 220980 -137160 220980 -125730)) > > > 1) Do you agree this is probably non-standard behaviour on the part of > freerouter? If > not, can you tell me the page number within the specctra spec where this > single layer > approach is explained? > > > 2) Do you find that although this is only a *single* fictitious layer that > you are > outputting, that the keepout is respected on *all* cu layers within > freerouter? > > > There were a couple of user's using this export with the Electra router, is > the reason I > ask. It is important to know when we are relying on non-standard behaviour.
Never mind, I found it 12 seconds after I clicked "send". Top of page 108. Cool. So the concept is general, not freerouter specific. This is making use of a "reserved_layer_name" which is actually a category consisting of all cu layers. Good work. > > > Thanks, > > Dick > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp