That sounds better than the route keepout workaround. I will try it with Valor output. Thanks, -----Original Message----- From: MAILER-DAEMON@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:MAILER-DAEMON@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 6:13 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: No DRC, line to NPTH I know outfits that create NPTH padstacks with a PAD that is oversize (say normally 15 mils), and add a flash called DOT (basically a flash symbol that is 5 mils diameter) in the PAD section of the padstack (not in the antipad or thermal section). When you create Gerber output, if there's a flash in the pad section, AND no connection to the pin, the flash will take precedence. This way, you get a line to pad drc, and only a 5 mil dot in your Gerber that gets drilled away in your output (or removed by your vendor). How's that? -----Original Message----- From: Dal Locke [mailto:dlocke@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:43 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: No DRC, line to NPTH We put a 15 mil per side circular route keepout in the symbol over all non-plated holes. Cadence does not yet have a separate (larger) drc check for non-plated holes. Hence, all non plated hole padstacks are embedded in symbols so they can get the extra route keepout. Works well for a workaround. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Goshorn [mailto:jgoshorn@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 2:56 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] No DRC, line to NPTH I am beginning to see traces to NPTH that are not being flagged as DRC's until the trace violates the setting for line to pad. As we have designed most of our NPTH padstacks, pad size well under the drill hole size we have found only through a visual inspection that we are encroaching the drilled area. Is there a parameter that needs to be set that I have over looked ? Thanks Jim Jim Goshorn MCL, Inc 501 S Woodcreek Rd Bolingbrook, IL 60440 630-771-7205 ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------