Courtyards [Archive] - pcbstandards forums

nnewman

01-04-2002, 10:14 AM

Tom
Will PPCB accept layer 120 for courtyards? In 3.6 and before, layer 20 was used because it was the last electrical layer, or so I thought.

Tom

01-04-2002, 10:33 AM

Nick,

I have not experimented with the "Extended Layer Plan" yet. I do know that we are spending a lot of time revising our Layer_20 Courtyards so that they will not actually touch each other in the part placement in the upcoming libraries. They will come within .05mm of each other, but not overlap. This will allow the user to run a Tools/Verify Design/Clearance check with Body to Body and Part Outline turned on in the setup. This is a big advancement in the quality of the pcbstandards libraries.

The real issue here is that Innoveda has to make a statement regarding Placement Courtyards. So far I have not heard anything from Innoveda regarding this matter. It's almost as if they do not acknowledge the existance of courtyards.