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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, the vias still have their size stored in the pcb file.

On Sun, Jun 05, 2016 at 09:27:08PM +0000, Jon Neal wrote:
> Sounds like a fantastic idea. I've definitely been bitten by this one as
> well.
> 
> I am assuming this will still keep backwards compatibility for those who
> have already created boards with default sized vias?
> 
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:23 PM José Ignacio <jose.cyborg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I like both suggestions, I got bitten by the annular ring issue before
> > because the DRC doesn't even check for that.
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Just a quick warning - I'm going to update the default via size to 0.8mm
> > > diam/0.4mm drill, as the current default of 0.6/0.4 isn't manufacturable
> > at
> > > most general purpose fabs. Annular ring too narrow. That should be
> > > uncontroversial, but I'm still giving a bit of warning to make sure
> > nobody's
> > > too attached to that.
> > >
> > > Simon Wells suggested allowing that value to be read from the .pro
> > instead, so
> > > it can be set in the default template instead of hardcoded. I might do
> > that
> > > later, as it seems like a win in general. Objections?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris
> > >
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