[sdiy] PCB faceplate large hole creation?

[Vinicius Brazil]

Hi Doug,
I also use DipTrace and I have no problem with large holes.
I usually use circular pads and edit the measurements so that they have a
very small border.

Vinicius Brazil

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On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM John Luciani via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> 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
>> http://synthark.com
>> http://synthark.org
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