[sdiy] PCB faceplate large hole creation?

[John Luciani]

I specify large holes, cutouts, outlines, etc in a fabrication drawing that
I include
as part of the CAD file package.

John L

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 11:21 AM <doug at synthark.com> wrote:

> I'm building a jack faceplate, which requires large holes (MIDI, USB).
> While I can create the holes in my PCB tool (DipTrace), it flags most of
> the holes as DRC violations (too large to drill, > 0.2"), which makes
> sense, since PCB fabs probably aren't setup to drill large holes.  I'm
> guessing my best solution would be to CNC the PCB after it's fab'd
> (since the USB hole is not circular).  Can anyone confirm or provide a
> better solution?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Doug Huseby
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