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Right Angle Route/Slot in Padstack?

melview1

I'm looking for advice on how to create an odd shaped padstack for some mounting pads on a USB connector (see top 2 mounting pads in picture).  It's a plated slot/route that has a right angle and the pad is the same shape.  The pad shouldn't be that hard to do with the "shape symbol" option for the pad layers, but the drill has me at a loss as to the best way to do it.

Thanks.

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  • You could always draw the outline of the slot using Board Geometry / Cutout then on the inside draw the actual route path using Board Geometry / NCRoute_Path. Make sure this line is drawn at the actual thickness of the slot required. Also ensure you have keeppout areas drawn to keep the slot clear of copper / tracks etc. When you post process the NCRoute_Path is included in the Manufacture - NC - NC Route file.

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  • You could always draw the outline of the slot using Board Geometry / Cutout then on the inside draw the actual route path using Board Geometry / NCRoute_Path. Make sure this line is drawn at the actual thickness of the slot required. Also ensure you have keeppout areas drawn to keep the slot clear of copper / tracks etc. When you post process the NCRoute_Path is included in the Manufacture - NC - NC Route file.

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  • in reply to steve

    Steve, thanks for that been along time since I used that "Foggy Memory" Slight smile

    This works great. Verifying in a cam editor produces excellent results.

    In the pic you can see the results of a test route in a copper pour. The area in red is the actual tool that would route out the board to create the slot.
    This particular example just had a 50 mil curved line on the board geometry NC Route path layer. So yep lots of possibilities to pretty much route out any pad or area etc.

    Thanks.

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