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Re: Trapezoidal pads and planes.

 

Le 27/11/2014 19:51, jp charras a écrit :
> Le 27/11/2014 18:44, Tomasz Wlostowski a écrit :
>> On 27.11.2014 17:18, jp charras wrote:
>>> Le 27/11/2014 12:22, "Torsten Hüter" a écrit :
>>>> Hi Jean-Pierre,
>>
>>> Currently this in not the case in Pcbnew.
>>> This is acceptable for microwave applications, which are very specific
>>> (even DRC is specific in microwave applications, because traces are not
>>> equipot)
>>>
>> Dear Jean-Pierre & Torsten,
>>> But for usual applications DRC must take in account polygons.
>>> Currently I do not know a way to do that with a calculation time
>>> compatible with the on line DRC (calculating min dist between polygons
>>> is not as fast as calculating a min dist between basic shapes.
>>
>> I fully support the polygonal copper shapes, this can be used to
>> parametrically generate all RF components (TX lines, stubs, bends,
>> couplers, etc.) according to values provided on the schematics.
>>
>> Concerning the DRC - don't worry, it will come, sooner or later. The
>> geometry code that is used by the P&S can do DRC *really* fast.
>>
>> -my 5 cents.
>>
>> T.
> 
> Very good news.
> 
> PS:
> Your value is much more than 5 cents ( or 4 € )
                                         ^.....  or 0.04€, of course


-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS


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