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Am Fri, 29 Jul 2016 08:44:52 +0200
schrieb "Mittermayr Thomas (t DOT mittermayr AT gmx DOT at) [via
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> Hi list,
> 
> > What is a "rubout zone" ?  Googling for it only finds stain
> > removers...  
> 
> I'm not 100% sure, maybe it is a manufacturer specific term (in my
> case LPKF). The rubout zone specifies an area on the board where the
> copper layer is completely milled away by the milling machine. We are
> using that feature for removing e.g. the small areas between SMD
> capacitor pads on our prototype boards, so they are more easily
> soldered by our engineers.

I think, such a zone you can create with a extra layer.
You can draw a Layer like Outline and then you must talk about this
in detail with your fabricator.