Hi Dean, What software are you using, which version ?
Regards, Darren Moore > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nukien > > This is a nagging problem I haven't been able to get around > yet, and I'm > sure that someone else has run into the same thing ... I > have a couple of > nice pcb logo footprints done that go on our boards, > originally built from > one of the bmp-2-pcb programs, then manually tweaked up. They mainly > consist of a bunch of TINY (1 and 2mil) tracks and arcs, some > judicious use > of small keepout tracks and a keepout border around the logo. > Looks pretty > good. > > The problem is with Design Rule Check. It always complains > about the width > and proximity of the tiny tracks that make up the logo. > There doesn't seem > to be any way to assign them to a given net, so I could use a > Design Rule > for that specific net. In the Library editor for a track, there's a > pulldown for the net, but the only selection is "No Net" and I can't > override it. > > In the PCB editor you can't get to the individual tracks of > the logo - it's > just the monolithic part. I can partly get around it ... > Create a new net > for the logo, then explode the component to primitives > Select all the > connected copper and assign to the new net, and use that for > a width rule. > That works, but it still hangs up on clearance constraints. > Also, worse, > the component is now gone, and next time an update it done, > the synchronizer > wants to put the logo component back on. > > I've tried creating pads for all the copper runs in the > footprint. Then use > a schematic part with the right number of pins, and assign > nets that way. > That works - the pads have the right net, but all the tracks > that make up > the logo don't, and don't seem to want to take it. > > The goes with the "using top/bottom layer tracks for a > footprint" problem > I've heard and experienced ... > > > -- > Dean Carpenter > deano at areyes com > 94TT :) ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
