On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 1:22 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio < l.marcanto...@logossrl.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 11:27:09PM -0500, Younes Manton wrote: > > I see that drawings are explicitly not allowed on the edge cuts layer in > > the module editor. Is there a good reason for this? Some fabs allow > > Uhmm... that's new for me... I have the RAST card edge connector which > are *defined* by the PCB cuts and I remember that they are defined in > the module. Maybe it's a restriction added later to avoid some issue? > > > internal cuts and specify that they should be on the edge cuts layer, so > if > > drawings are allowed on the edge cuts layer you can include non-plated > > and/or non-circular mounting holes in the footprint. > > Also: card edge connectors and holes for reverse-mounted connectors (rare, > but I used them). There is definitely a need for them > > > I tried getting rid of the check in question and it seems to work nicely, > > placing the module on the board places my mounting holes on the edge cuts > > layer along with the board outline. > > Probably there is a good reason for the check... maybe some interaction > from the zone filler and/or SPECCTRA (which is kinda picky with card > edges...). > You're right about the zone filler, it doesn't see internal cutouts so I just defined keepout zones over my holes to get what I wanted. It shouldn't be hard to automatically define keepouts for internal cutouts as long as you can reliably distinguish between the board edges and internal holes.
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