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Date: | Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:32:29 -0400 |
Message-Id: | <201407161832.s6GIWTDV006574@envy.delorie.com> |
From: | DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> |
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In-reply-to: | <53C6B815.10108@sonic.net> (message from Dave Curtis on Wed, 16 |
Jul 2014 10:36:21 -0700) | |
Subject: | Re: [geda-user] Octagon flag on Pad[] |
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> I guess I don't understand the logic of not allowing the octagon flag on > Pad[]'s, since they are allowed on Pin[]'s. It seems to me that all the > logic should be there to draw them -- wouldn't they be handled the same > as a square aperture, even when the pad is parallel to the X/Y axes? Most pads are not squares, just rectangles. > How are footprint slots communicated to the fab house? Outline layer > paths are routed after fab, but slots would need to be routed > pre-plating. Would another mechanical layer be added that contains slot > routing information? And do you communicate slot outlines or a toolpath > and tool diamater? Typically the humans talk to each other and discuss what form the info needs to be in. I suspect they'd want a separate gerber for each type of milling operation - plated slots, unplated slots, board outline, etc.
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