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Date:	Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:28:32 -0800
From:	Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com>
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 07:20:17 +1100
Stephen Ecob <stephen DOT ecob AT sioi DOT com DOT au> wrote:

> Here's a PCB I recently had manufactured with one NPTH slot and
> v-scoring - the PCB fab happily accepted gerbers made from the
> attached PCB file, no questions asked.
> I've deleted most of the non-relevant parts of the PCB for
> clarity.

So your fab takes special layers for routing and v-scoring.

For those without access to view the PCB, here is how Stephen's
layout is set up:

- one special layer for v-scoring where lines define the v-score
  (would it extend indefinitely -- to the edges of the board,
  however, even though in the pcb layout it has a limited length?)

- one special layer for internal routing, where lines define the
  routed area (in this case, a slot 1.6 mm wide and about 21.5 mm
  long.

Regards,
Colin

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