EEVblog Electronics Community Forum
Electronics => PCB/EDA/CAD => Altium Designer => Topic started by: SparkFly on November 10, 2017, 01:27:54 pm
-
Dear All,
I've reached the point where I wish to export Gerbers for a small board with castellated edges. To do this, I've places a number of pads on the edge of the board, expecting them to be cut in half during manufacture. However, when I use the Keep Out layer to draw a line around my board for the outline (and therefore through the pads) Altium complains, then disconnects my gnd pads from the gnd polygon pour.
Is there a way to avoid this? Either ignore the violation or should I use a different method to generate board outlines? If so, what would be the recommended way?
Many thanks for your time.
-
I've done what you describe successfully but without the board perimeter on the Keepout layer. Just draw your board perimeters on other layers.
I included a quick little 3-d sketch on the drill drawing layer to describe my intention.
And yes, the board fab shop will indeed "saw through" the middle of your pads/castellations.