John, I vies drill drawings in and of themselves as obsolete relics. Unfortunately I must say that many insist on them for their documentation and my aim is expedite things and get paid. Arguing takes longer that just doing it.
Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Cardone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Question for you guys that also use PADs. > All, > Since we branched out into alternatives I'll add this. > The drafting package of any CAD software is typically the most > cumbersome and difficult to master. For the miscellaneous ECAE packages > that I use I'll often use power point foe fabrication and assembly > drawings.. > A slide can be formatted to any size, and the customers format can be > put on the slide master. Screen captures of a pwb with a few interface > dimension is pasted in and then add the verbiage about the database > controlling all features not dimensioned. I'm not certain of the > usefulness of a drill drawing any longer. Is anything inspected to the > pwb image and drill symbols, or is it just a place to put the drill table? > John > > ######################################################### > John M. Cardone http://www.jmcdesignservices.com > JMC Design Services MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > P.O. Box 397 office: 530-436-2216 > Grenada, CA. 96038 cell: 805-796-0787 > ######################################################### > > > > Harry Selfridge wrote: > >>Hi Brad, >> >>I've never tried to produce the kind of fab drawings in PADS that you >>are after. I was curious to see if there was any information on the >>Internet about it, and I ran across this: >>http://www.pcbstandards.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-1060.html >> >>The solution is messy, and doesn't do all of what is needed - typical >>of a PADS solution (IMO). >> >>Regards - Harry >> >>At 01:53 PM 2/16/2007, you wrote: >> >> >>>Hi Guys, >>> Our other office (the dark-side that uses PADs) was just >>>asking me if I knew how to get drill drawings out of PADs for >>>either Blind or buried Vias. I had a look through PADs CAM tool and >>>found the setup for the NC drill pretty understandable but I >>>couldn't find any manner of getting drill drawings for the >>>different drill layer pairings. It seemed that for a drill-drawing >>>it was ALL drills (regardless of layer pairs) or None, no >>>in-between. So how is it typically done? >>> >>>Sincerely, >>>Brad Velander >>>Senior PCB Designer >>>Northern Airborne Technology >>>#14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, >>>Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. >>>tel (250) 763-2232 ext. 225 >>>fax (250) 762-3374 >>> >>> >>snip >> >> >> >>____________________________________________________________ >>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] >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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] > ____________________________________________________________ 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]
