Re: gEDA-user: little slivers from pours

[David Griffith <dgriffi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Ben Jackson wrote:

> 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.

Okay, so, how can I increase the clearance on all holes without doing each 
and every one individually?

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David Griffith
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