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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] another layout question

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2010-03-28

Your board supplier must specify this (just ask).

The usual would be to mill diameters greater than 4mm anyway, so any
size is possible.
The board supplier usually does toolpath correction for you, that
means your board edge will be at the center of the dimension line.

Again, this is what I have encountered, your supplier might handle
things differently.

Eagle is rotten in so many ways I can't go into it or we will be here
a month. Try different packages to see what you miss. If you still
like it then you are lucky, weird, but lucky anyway. ;-)
For me using it is about as much fun as getting shampoo in my eyes or mouth.

ST

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 2:45 PM, <christiansen_alex@...> wrote:
> I am not sure ..if I make a board and put in a hole with a
> diameter of 8.15 mm as a drill size...I'm not sure if this
> will be milled when I send it to a board house..
> .. just think that the mashines automaticaly will mill if its not
> a drill size that exsist.
> I also think that the outline of board will be what is milled
> in eagle ...think eagle is pefect.. why is so many against it ?
> in eagle the outline is layer 20 dimension
> so can any help me
> will a hole be milled when it is in the project as a tool of 8.15 mm
> and will the board be milled along the dimension line in layer 20 of eagle..
> I  will be glad for response as it will make it easier to discuss with the board house ,when I have som background from you.
> alex
>
>