gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread gene
I need to make a pcb shape with oval holes. Any idea on how to do that? gene ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread DJ Delorie
Place the pin/via and then draw a fat line extending a short distance either side. That changes the copper, not the hole. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread John Griessen
DJ Delorie wrote: Place the pin/via and then draw a fat line extending a short distance either side. That changes the copper, not the hole. Yeah, all I can think of is to create an outline layer, where it is defining cutting tool path edges, and include line segments of that overlapping a

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread gene
could someone take a look at this data sheet: http://www.spctechnology.com/prodinfo/specs/84N1167.PDF Here's a picture of it: http://www.newark.com/spc-technology/spc21380/phono-connector/dp/11M0575 I can't figure out how to draw a pcb shape for it. Any help? gene

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread DJ Delorie
If it were me, I'd just use round holes with sizes calculated from the tab sizes. It might be a bit of guesswork, though, as they don't list the tab thickness on the spec sheet. But that's because I don't have a drill that makes rectangular holes.

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread Darrell Harmon
I don't think pcb supports using plated slots on a footprint. You may be able to get away with round holes. If plated slots are absolutely required, they could be drawn on another layer. You would have to let the board house know that that layer is to be plated cutouts rather than another layer of

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread John Luciani
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:59 PM, gene carzr...@optonline.net wrote: could someone take a look at this data sheet: http://www.spctechnology.com/prodinfo/specs/84N1167.PDF Here's a picture of it: http://www.newark.com/spc-technology/spc21380/phono-connector/dp/11M0575 I can't figure out how

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread gene
John Luciani wrote: On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:59 PM, gene carzr...@optonline.net wrote: could someone take a look at this data sheet: http://www.spctechnology.com/prodinfo/specs/84N1167.PDF Here's a picture of it: http://www.newark.com/spc-technology/spc21380/phono-connector/dp/11M0575 I

Re: gEDA-user: oval holes?

2008-12-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 20 December 2008, DJ Delorie wrote: If it were me, I'd just use round holes with sizes calculated from the tab sizes. It might be a bit of guesswork, though, as they don't list the tab thickness on the spec sheet. But that's because I don't have a drill that makes rectangular holes.