X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=FRN/+8J9TU5SXFMEloRJt3zI8Xu7vIL5tTOlMTg7DCA=; b=Ug/Fboi+0M8kRT5qBroYje9xUQ900jXqxMayZ850ZsxSdwxBMjQxww+3jIs+YdsxS6 EujikS/1BFUmte2ddm3gw6tF+rPi1di/GV4J6YZ13F3eSxWif0EbXwaxAbZryX/DIpF0 8yvgplv3hLqS0b4DdClNptJY4fZLwi630U/6l0jpduMNetdcEXFvTDX7qotq1yu3i+Bn iIsyaBnxUS4gzEKWPWoOttv+xUtrk/8ASnl+vnxUaN9ZxQ/zSkAMHwrDLaTQEGc2Fqly gJxEauXy49AN6d7Z4wjgJQYqzdYK2DLCdMQKFSlN2lIWQXYXxDQjT6U+k68H8yP1q0vq An7Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.28.125.147 with SMTP id y141mr4923369wmc.18.1452368104003; Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:35:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201601091746.u09HkM6E014413@envy.delorie.com> References: <1512221837 DOT AA25291 AT ivan DOT Harhan DOT ORG> <20160106091006 DOT 5F67B809D7A1 AT turkos DOT aspodata DOT se> <20160106133049 DOT 5A0E9809D79B AT turkos DOT aspodata DOT se> <20160106143629 DOT 4D39D809D79B AT turkos DOT aspodata DOT se> <20160106164022 DOT D0D4E809D79B AT turkos DOT aspodata DOT se> <20160106180912 DOT 42ddf4079d91384f206b7c35 AT gmail DOT com> <20160106191433 DOT 5dc5cb59 AT jive DOT levalinux DOT org> <20160106202817 DOT 56197b2c539d426a1b724c9e AT gmail DOT com> <568E09ED DOT 1080508 AT m0n5t3r DOT info> <568E6354 DOT 80302 AT m0n5t3r DOT info> <20160108002640 DOT 03233b24 AT jive DOT levalinux DOT org> <20160108175259 DOT 127a3f073616758434f7edff AT gmail DOT com> <20160109020345 DOT 1e07cb84 AT jive> <20160109182213 DOT a55836cd56a507d0833b48d6 AT gmail DOT com> <201601091746 DOT u09HkM6E014413 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 10:35:03 -0900 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] (draw on insulating layers) From: "Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11419974ec26cf0528ebcc4f Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --001a11419974ec26cf0528ebcc4f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 8:46 AM, DJ Delorie wrote: > > > Sometimes it is neccessary to draw a bord cutout and I guess a > > filled rectangle with cutouts would make the most sense? Or? > > We have an outline layer for that, but really, you can use any drawing > layer for cutouts if you tell the fab house "this gerber is for > cutouts". > This is what I do also, and they've never complained or screwed it up so they must be pretty used to it. It makes it seem that an automated approach shouldn't need drastic changes, but I guess that depends on what the machines Peter alludes to can read. Britton --001a11419974ec26cf0528ebcc4f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 8:46 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>= wrote:

> Sometimes it is neccessary to draw a bord cutout and I guess a
> filled rectangle with cutouts would make the most sense? Or?

We have an outline layer for that, but really, you can use any drawi= ng
layer for cutouts if you tell the fab house "this gerber is for
cutouts".

This is = what I do also, and they've never complained or screwed it up so they m= ust be pretty used to it.

It makes it seem that an automate= d approach shouldn't need drastic changes, but I guess that depends on = what the machines Peter alludes to can read.

Britton
<= div class=3D"gmail_extra">
--001a11419974ec26cf0528ebcc4f--