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

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@twibright.com>]

On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 05:43:28PM -0800, Steve Meier wrote:
> 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.

What if another 2 layers were added to PCB. When someone put a rectangle there,
it would be excluded from the mask?

I think it would be more consistent solution of edge connectors.

Cl<