[PCB_FORUM] Re: Ups/downs of board outline being an unfilled shape?

Chris,
        I always try to have the board outline defined as a closed 
        polygon or shape. Both types of objects can be Z-copied
        to other layers. 

        This is especially useful when the board outline is very
        irregular, and I need to define a route keep-in boundary
        that follows the shape, contracted by 50 or 100 thou.

Regards,
       Mike Finczak
       CopperCAD Design
       www.CopperCAD.com
       905-488-8958

-----Original Message-----
From: vince fornier [mailto:kerchunk@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: February 21, 2005 2:51 PM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Ups/downs of board outline being an unfilled shape?



I seek the wisdom of the group:

Does anyone have their board outlines as unfilled shapes (with possible
voids), as opposed to a giant LINE object ( and possible internal LINE
objects)? I would think there'd be numerous advantages of having the
outline as a shape , mainly the impossibility of creating a non-closed
or discontinuous LINE.

What say ye?

Chris Walters
local Cadence guru
(Apple)




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