Re: gEDA-user: outline layer

[Mark Rages <markrages@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Ben Jackson <ben@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 06:50:57PM -0400, gene glick wrote:
>>
>> >         gamepad.outline.gbr       Outline (10 mil line, board edge is on-center)
>> >
>> And they come close?  I'm asking because I have a connector that hangs
>> over the edge of the board.  If the fab house cuts the board too large,
>> the connector won't go fit.
>
> That particular fab (which isn't the greatest!) got those dimensions right.
> I just measured a sample board and it is -0.003 in one direction and -0.010
> in the other.
>
> You probably can't rely on milling operations beyond about 0.010" anyway.
>
> Something else to consider is panelization:  If you are ordering a
> standard panel size and you want to fill it you will need to know how
> wide their cutting tool is (unless they just score it for you, or you
> are a DIY nut like DJ).
>
>> while on this subject, how close to the board edge can planes go?  5
>> mil? 10 mil? more?
>
> Ask your vendor.  I've used 0.025" before at a place with 8/8 rules.
>

Related question:  How can I set how close the autorouter goes to the
edges?   On my last board, it insisted on putting vias right next to
the board outline.

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail
-- 
Mark Rages, Engineer
Midwest Telecine LLC
markrages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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