Hi,

I though I would like to join in this fun of replying, having been at the back of the stage for long ;)

You are right in saying that. I am in-charge of a group of designers and though have not been hands-on for
quite a bit, find that this fan-out pattern is not practical to use. I agreed with you because if you
cannot see where you are heading, it is not practical to execute this fan-out pattern. In my opinion, if
the features in your CAD tools is not practical to use, then do not use it. I find it more practical to
create my own fan-out. If only the CAD tools has this flexibility to do so ;)? Don't you agree? By the way,
can the Mentor tool do that or allow customised fan-out pattern to be saved?

Regards.

JoAnn Amerson wrote:

> I just KNOW I'm gonna get confused by any answers to this but here goes........
>
> Could some please explain what a fan-out pattern is?  It seems to be a series
> of traces and vias leading from a something like a PLCC or quad flat pack.
> How can you create a standard pattern if you don't know where you're headed
> until you have a general idea of a board layout.  The final destination of a trace
> will change from board to board.  Surely one doesn't create several footprints
> (feetprint?) for the same part?  Does one?
>
> And if any of you out there in DC-land are using Cadstar AND doing this,
> contact me.  I gotta learn how!
>
> 'Nuff said on that - I hope y'all have a nice weekend and if you're an East
> coaster, I hope Bonnie isn't knocking at your door.
>
> JoAnn L. Amerson
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