Hi, Normally a copper pour with hatch pattern is used for copper balancing . Mentor has FABLINK LX tool , check out Makarand Kanade Software Engineer EmSyS Division, Larsen & Toubro Limited. KIADB Industrial Area, Hebbal Hootagalli, Mysore - 570 018 Ph: +91-821-2402561 Extn:2734 Fax : +91-821-2403752 Corporate website : www.lntemsys.com "Vigneshwara Upadhyaya" <vigneshwara.upadhyaya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 05/31/2006 03:11 PM Please respond to vigneshwara.upadhyaya@xxxxxxxxxxxx To <si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "si-list" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [SI-LIST] Copper balancing Hello everyone, We are designing an 8-layer board in that some parts of each layer is highly dense and some part have no tracks at all. Is there any standard methodology for balancing the copper etching? Any tech paper which explains how the copper balancing is done?? Thanks Vignesh ********************** Legal Disclaimer **************************** "This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any unauthorized review, use or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you." ********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu