On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 01:21:51PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > What if you have an outline layer that you hang the parts over the
> > outline?
>From what I saw yesterday during a major "what if" revision, PCB
doesn't care a hoot if parts are inside the outline or not, as long as
they're wi
> In general, it is best to set the PCB size larger than the board you
> intend to make, and define the size / shape of the manufactured board by
> drawing on a layer named "outline" (name is special magic to ensure PCB
> doesn't put through-hole pads on it).
>
What I did with my last board was t
On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 22:18 -0500, Martin Maney wrote:
> As it turns out, there are issues with having anything off the edge of
> the board. As I was reminded when trying to juggle some changes found
> only after I'd reduced the board dimensions to the actual size (1), you
> aren't allowed to pus
> What if you have an outline layer that you hang the parts over the
> outline?
You can make two footprints for your over-the edge parts ... say one
without the the silk information that you're using for alignment. After
doing the layout, switch to the footprint without the silk (?).
As for hang
What if you have an outline layer that you hang the parts over the outline?
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> (1) speaking of setting the board size, is there a way to do that other
> than editing the file by hand? I'm sure I used to know the answer to
> this, but I can't find anything about it now (which is why I suspect
> it's still done by hand).
lesstif : Edit -> Board Sizes
gtk: File -> Preferen
On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 02:04:14PM -0500, Martin Maney wrote:
> will mount to. After pondering this for a while, I have come to the
> not really savory conclusion that a small kluge is as good a solution
> as possible: I placed the footprint's "mark" on the center line of the
> connector's axis, i
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