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Re: gEDA-user: General Layers questions

On Mar 18, 2011, at 5:39 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
>> It is the exporter's job to understand drilling. For geometry
>> capture, all you need to know is the shape. Modules with no "need to
>> know" should not know.
> 
> The autorouter needs to know not to run traces across unplated
> holes...

Whether they are molded in, drilled, punched, ...

A hole is a hole. It's part of the geometry. A drill is a drill. It's part of the fabrication machinery. These are distinct things.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@xxxxxxxxx




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