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siongboon
Singapore
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 Posted - 12 Nov 2012 : 00:58:37
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Hi,
How do I specify the keep out zone for component placement or routing?
Best Regards,
Siong Boon
Best Regards
Siong Boon
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robhardy
United Kingdom
55 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2012 : 21:00:35
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In layout
select Add Routing area.
add routing area to each layer as required Top, Bottom, inner.
This defines the area which the router uses to route the board.
For manual routing the online DRC will flag an error if you try to route outside this area
The DRC will also flag error if check areas is selected.
Regards
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siongboon
Singapore
55 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2012 : 07:59:32
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Hi Rob,
What about component placement?
Let's say an enclosure stub prevent a component to be position in a particular location due to space constraint, but routing trace is still allowed.
How do we specify a parameter such that we can be reminded.
Thanks
Best Regards
Siong Boon
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Iain Wilkie
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Nov 2012 : 09:33:22
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Best way to do this is to create a Mechanical Information Layer and put all relevent info on that layer. Then whoever is doing the layout has a cobstant reminder of restrictions etc.
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robhardy
United Kingdom
55 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2012 : 10:20:24
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One way of doing this to to use a height check area set to 0. This does mean that each component needs a non zero height.
Regrads
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Iain Wilkie
United Kingdom
1015 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2012 : 10:44:24
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Also on routing, you can also set a routing bounding box as a "keep-out" as an alternative to a routing area.
Iain
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siongboon
Singapore
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 05:50:19
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Hi Robhardy,
Thank you. I think the height check works for my use.
Hi Iain Wilkie,
How do I set a routing bounding box as a "keep-out"?
Thank you.
Best Regards
Siong Boon
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Iain Wilkie
United Kingdom
1015 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 10:32:06
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Go to the properties of your routing area box, and right at the bottom you will see Routing Area Type.
You can set the for tracks and/or vias to be in /out/unrestricted.
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Keep out zone for component placement or routing