Re: gEDA-user: little slivers from pours

[Ben Jackson <ben@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 05:14:31PM -0800, David Griffith wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Ben Jackson wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 03:24:27PM -0800, David Griffith wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there some way I can easily get rid of the little slivers of copper
> >> left between traces when doing pours?
> >
> > Not without adjusting the clearance on the adjacent lines to squeeze out
> > the slivers.  I've considered several times how to fix this, and I can
> > see options for doing in in a post-processing step, but that's not really
> > in line with PCB's other polygon updates, which are all done live.
> 
> Then go over with some sort of erasing tool (which doesn't seem to exist 
> yet) and erase the the slivers.  How are you considering this as a 
> post-processing step?

I meant automatic solutions which would enforce the normal DRC rules on
the slivers, eliminating any smaller than the minimum trace width.  If
you're willing to go manual anyway you could just hit the keybinding for
'increase clearance by 1 mil' a few times on the objects causing the
slivers.  Of course it helps to tune your parts -- if you have an smt
footprint with just enough space between the pads to allow a sliver,
tweak it!  Those are the ones likely to cause shorts, too.

-- 
Ben Jackson AD7GD
<ben@xxxxxxx>
http://www.ben.com/


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