Re: gEDA-user: "Doughnut" pads in pcb?

[Gareth Edwards <gdedwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >> Is there a way in PCB to get "doughtnut" pads for pins and vias rather
 >> than solid fills?
 >
 > There is a drill helper in pcb postscript output, see pcb print- or
 > postscript-dialog. Or search for term drill helper in mailing list
 > archive.

Thanks, Stefan. I've been so fixated on Gerber export I didn't think to 
try the postscript output.

Cheers
Gareth

Stefan Salewski wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 12.12.2008, 18:22 +0000 schrieb
> gdedwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> Apologies if this has been answered in the archives but my searches
>> haven't thrown anything up (is there a direct search of the mailing list
>> archive available?)
>>
> 
> You may try Google with
> 
> site:geda.seul.org searchterm
> 
> 
>> Is there a way in PCB to get "doughtnut" pads for pins and vias rather
>> than solid fills? In the past, I've used such a thing to assist with
>> hand-drilling - a very small copper-clear area in the middle  of a pad
>> will centre the drill nicely if I drill after etching.
>>
>> Getting closer to making that board...
>>
> 
> There is a drill helper in pcb postscript output, see pcb print- or
> postscript-dialog. Or search for term drill helper in mailing list
> archive.
> 
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