Re: gEDA-user: PCB: how to clear soldermask from entire footprint

[Steve Meier <smeier@alchemyresearch.com>]

David Koski wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:50:09 -0500
> DJ Delorie <dj@delorie.com> wrote:
>
>  
> > > Good point. I'll probably do that. But the pads are rounded (they
> > > don't have to be) and I would rather have a straight edge of the
> > > mask.
> > >      
> > You could put a pad lengthwise just off the edge of the board, and use
> > its mask.  The relief would have to be large enough to cover the whole
> > edge connector.
> >    
> Will that effect the DRC or cause the vendors DRC to fail?
>
> David
>
>  
If the dummy Pads dimensions are large enough to pass the drc (i think 
some minimum size is required) then PCB won't generate a drc error. 
Instruct the vendor to remove the dummy pad and then it won't effect 
them as well.


Steve Meier