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Reduce clearances/thermal relief between shapes and clines

Fras
Fras over 8 years ago

Hello,

I'm using allegro 16.6 and I'm having some difficulty with clearances between certain shapes:

From my screenshot, I'm trying to connect all the areas in red together (they are all RXGND). Is there something I should be using such as global parameters or some box i need to tick for these smd pads to be covered?

Cheers, 

Fraser 

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    Dale Peterson over 8 years ago

    Fraser,

    I see your DRC's but, what's the violation.  What does it say when you click on the DRC mark and do " Show Element". I notice that you have 2 pads real close together around these DRC's. Are they on the same net? If so, you may need to set  the Same net spacing for SMD Pins to SMD Pins to something smaller. 

    Cheers

    Dale

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  • Dale Peterson
    Dale Peterson over 8 years ago

    Fraser,

    I see your DRC's but, what's the violation.  What does it say when you click on the DRC mark and do " Show Element". I notice that you have 2 pads real close together around these DRC's. Are they on the same net? If so, you may need to set  the Same net spacing for SMD Pins to SMD Pins to something smaller. 

    Cheers

    Dale

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