I'm working on laying out my first board with power planes and I have a few questions.
1. I placed an arc on the plane (my board is circular) to form a circle all the way around the edge of the board. The idea is to keep the plane away from the edge of the board. The assigned net for the arc is "No Net". Is this the correct procedure for keeping the plane away from the edge of the board? 2. The arc is 50 mils wide. Since I placed the arc directly on top of the board outline, I expect to get 25 mils of clearance from the board edge to the plane. In general, is that enough clearance? 3. I have split the plane into multiple nets. The tracks that indicate the boundaries are 45 degree and 90 degree tracks. Recall I have an arc on my board edge. Because the 45/90 tracks and the arc are not "compatible", the tracks extend outside of the arc to avoid tiny slivers of plane near the board edge. Is there a better way to do this? For example, can I define the regions with mostly 45/90 tracks but add an arc at the board edge to complete the region? Will the way I have done this likely confuse the board house? I'm using Protel 99 SE sp6. Thank you, Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
