On 9 Sep 2002 at 17:45, d. terstegge wrote:

> Hi Technet,
>
> For most of our products we ask our boardvendors to choose suitable
> positions for the break-away patterns. This is giving more problems
> then I want, and as an alternative I am considering to ask our
> production engineers to fully specify the design and positions of the
> break-away patterns. Currently we're using Kwickfit to specify our
> panelisations, but that doesn't have the possibility to specify how
> the break-off patterns look and where they should be positioned. Is
> there, besides dedicated PCB-design software and general CAD-software,
> any software on the market that can make such a detailed specification
> of a board-panelisation ?

Another Idea: If you output a gerber layer for board outline, just
put on this layer graphical marks for the locations you want for
break.away tabs and specify this clearly in the readme file.

Regards
Matthias Mansfeld-----------------------------------------------
Matthias Mansfeld Elektronik
* Printed Circuit Board Design and Assembly
Am Langhoelzl 11, D-85540 Haar, GERMANY
Phone: +49-89-4620 0937, Fax: +49-89-4620 0938
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Internet: http://www.mansfeld-elektronik.de

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