What version of Allegro are you using ? --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Reade, Sue <Sue.Reade@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Reade, Sue <Sue.Reade@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Non plated Holes DRC checking? To: "icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 10:18 AM To get the pull back on power layers we use Route keepout around NP pins. This also serves the same function on signal layers to keep traces out of the holes. Sue Reade CAD Engineer, Hardware Engineering, NSG (o) +1.919.461-1047 | (m) +1.919.819-8092 From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean Bratton Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:17 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Non plated Holes DRC checking? We put a pad but in the flash name we put “BLANK” and then it’s not actually a pad on the board, just a pad for Allegro to use. Alternate would be to put a route keepout around the pin. Jean Bratton Senior PCB Designer Freedom CAD Services, Inc. Phone: 603-864-1349 Skype: jean.bratton Email: jean.bratton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Visit us at http://www.freedomcad.com From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Seymour Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:06 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Non plated Holes DRC checking? To All, I’m looking for alternative way of creating Non plated holes in allegro. I have 2 situations: 1) Non plated hole, No pad. – What are people using to keep traces away from the edge of the drill hole? 2) Non plated hole with a pad. – In this case a donut shaped pad would be best where one could specify an inside diameter and an external diameter. I have a current method, but am curious as to how other folks are doing either of the above. Thanks Dave Dave Seymour Ixia www.ixiacom.com 919.267.4840 This correspondence and any attachments are considered confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Freedom CAD Services, Inc. immediately by either replying to this message or by sending an email to operations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; please destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.