Kevin,

Use of non-functional lands is reccommended but  not mandatory 
per IPC-D-275 and Mil-STD-275. One other thing, I assumed you meant that
the design activity could remove them at their judgement and not the pwb
manufacturer. I would take great exception to a manufacturer taking it upon
himself to modify my design to simplify his process (although, in the 
true spirit of DFM, CE, etc., I am always open to reasonable, cost-saving 
ideas)

Mike

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The design guides for MIL-STD-275 and IPC-D-275 require non-functional pads 
on all layers of a multilayer PWB.  Can manufacturers remove them an their 
judgment?

If anyone knows the verse and script, that would be great.

Thank you in advance,
Kevin Thorson
Loral Defense Systems - Eagan