Re: gEDA-user: DIY brass stencils

2007-02-22 Thread John Griessen
DJ Delorie wrote: The issue is that, if you're etching through 5 mil of brass, you should expect 5 mil of undercutting. I don't think there's much of a way around that, so I'm kinda limited to a 5 mil radius by the time I'm through the panel. What about the methods of electro-polishing? I

Re: gEDA-user: DIY brass stencils

2007-02-22 Thread John Griessen
John Griessen wrote: In electro-polishing, the etchant has gelling properties adjusted so the effective concentration in a low area or corner is less than on a high spot or straight long edge. At first everything etches at the same rate, but then the etchant trapped in corners and at the

Re: gEDA-user: DIY brass stencils

2007-02-22 Thread DJ Delorie
What about the methods of electro-polishing? Given that I'm doing this at home, I'm limited in what I can apply to it. Otherwise I'd just buy a 1mil CNC laser and cut them out, or have someone else make them ;-) ___ geda-user mailing list

gEDA-user: Polygon clearance around a hole

2007-02-22 Thread Justyn Butler
It doesn't seem to be possible to have polygon clearance around an unplated via (a via with the hole flag). As soon as the hole flag is enabled, any clearance between the edge of the hole and the polygon it is sitting in disappears. As a result, it's not possible to add mounting holes in a

Re: gEDA-user: Polygon clearance around a hole

2007-02-22 Thread Justyn Butler
PCB version: 20060822 So this was a bug that's been fixed in the CVS version? cheers, Justyn On 22/02/07, DJ Delorie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesn't seem to be possible to have polygon clearance around an unplated via (a via with the hole flag). What version of pcb? It seems to work

Re: gEDA-user: Polygon clearance around a hole

2007-02-22 Thread DJ Delorie
PCB version: 20060822 So this was a bug that's been fixed in the CVS version? No, but the polygon code was completely rewritten since then. The new version seems to do the right thing. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: Polygon clearance around a hole

2007-02-22 Thread Justyn Butler
I have a related question: I can't seem to add polygon clearance to text either. Is this intentional? I want to add some (copper) text to an area covered by a polygon. cheers, Justyn On 22/02/07, Justyn Butler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great, thanks. On 22/02/07, DJ Delorie [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: gEDA-user: Ones Zeros Technologies Pays PCB Design Engineers Royalties Same as Artists and Musicians

2007-02-22 Thread Andy Peters
On Feb 22, 2007, at 5:38 PM, Bob Paddock wrote: I'm sure this has problems in so many different ways, but thought you'd find it interesting none the less: http://www.pcb007.com/anm/templates/article.aspx? articleid=14561zoneid=79v= OZT has revolutionized the industry by announcing the

Re: gEDA-user: Ones Zeros Technologies Pays PCB Design Engineers Royalties Same as Artists and Musicians

2007-02-22 Thread Bob Paddock
On Thursday 22 February 2007 19:45, Andy Peters wrote: I'm sure this has problems in so many different ways, but thought you'd find it interesting none the less: It's all work for hire, unless the agreement specifically says otherwise. Yes, that was number one on my problem list. It

Re: gEDA-user: Ones Zeros Technologies Pays PCB Design Engineers Royalties Same as Artists and Musicians

2007-02-22 Thread DJ Delorie
All well and good, except for the part in most employee/contractor agreements which stipulates, the company paying you the money owns everything. I stopped reading at the part that said you had to make them your preferred fab vendor on all your boards. Essentially, they're bribing you to get

Re: gEDA-user: Ones Zeros Technologies Pays PCB Design Engineers Royalties Same as Artists and Musicians

2007-02-22 Thread Steve Meier
I had to read this twice before I realized it did not say the ID is perpetually attached to the PCB Design Engineer By registering with http://www.microgrouppcb.com/ , a division of OZT, the design engineer receives a unique registration identifier (ID) administered from the client

RE: gEDA-user: Ones Zeros Technologies Pays PCB Design EngineersRoyalties Same as Artists and Musicians

2007-02-22 Thread Ostheller, Joel A.
This ID allows Ones and Zeros Technologies, Inc. and the client to perpetually track the PCB design through recurring production in the future. Upon completion and acceptance of manufacturing, with accepted delivery and receipt of payment, the registered PCB Design Engineer will be entitled to the

gEDA-user: PCB Element for a Molex 71661-2068?

2007-02-22 Thread Ben Jackson
I need a PCB element for a Molex 71661-2068: http://www.molex.com/product/micro/71661r.html It's got 4 rows of staggered .010 pins (17 ea for the 68 pin) plus two mounting index holes. I haven't learned how to make PCB elements yet, so a pointer to a similar element and/or script would be

Re: gEDA-user: PCB Element for a Molex 71661-2068?

2007-02-22 Thread Steve Meier
Thank you Ben for yet another ;) shameless opening for self promotion try this document for an understanding of PCB landpatterns and yes there are scripts available http://www.brorson.com/gEDA/land_patterns_20050129.pdf Steve meier Ben Jackson wrote: I need a PCB element for a Molex 71661-2068: