Re: [PROTEL EDA USERS]: Protel / Specctra problems

[Peter Bennett <bennett@triumf.ca>]

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At 09:41 AM 9/13/00 -0400, Todd Conard wrote:
>I found the keepout problem.  How to fix it I don't know.
>
>I used the PCB wizard to define a PCB 3.25"x4.00".  When I run the board
>information report it shows the board size of 7.863"x9.089".  This also shows


The "board size" reported is the overall dimensions required to enclose all 
objects in the PCB workspace, and will always be at least a little larger 
than the actual board size.

The intended board size will be shown by an outline on one of the 
mechanical layers (I think - I don't usually use the board wizard) or on 
the keepout layer.


The finished board size will depend on the instructions you give the board 
maker regarding routing the board (and whether he follows them 
correctly.)  I put thin tracks at each corner of the board, on a copper 
layer, and instruct the board maker to route to the centers of those corner 
marks.




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Peter Bennett
TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC



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