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Drill Sizes

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What do the drill sizes in the menus mean?  Actual drill or plated size?  Why

are they expressed to so many decimal places?  I need a .061 hole for a staked

turret terminal; do I uese that .063xxx drill size?  I am used to seeing a

simple selection like .061 in menus of simple programs like the ExpressPCB

designer.  What do I wind up with if I just type in .061?

 

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  • analog wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 16:26

    I don't buy that it is somehow a problem to complain about annoyances.

    If I

    have offended you, I am sorry.

     

    There is big a difference between a reasoned discussion about why you think

    a feature is undesirable and a childish emotional outburst simply whining

    about it.

     

    Quote:

    Is it a serious problem, or a real problem at all?  Probably not.

     

    Exactly.  Just type in whatever size you want.  That's quicker than

    selecting it from a list with the clickety-click interface anyway.  As I

    mentioned, I wasn't even aware the drop down menu had all those fraction

    digits because I haven't found a situation where its more useful than just

    entering the desired value directly.

     

    Quote:

    One caveat would be to be prepared for some odd

    behaviors,

     

    Just like any large and complex piece of software, with Eagle being no

    exception.

     

    Quote:

    and not to expect much from the sadly written documentation,

    including the help screens.

     

    There you go again.

    --

    Browser access to CadSoft Support Forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca

     

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  • analog wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 16:26

    I don't buy that it is somehow a problem to complain about annoyances.

    If I

    have offended you, I am sorry.

     

    There is big a difference between a reasoned discussion about why you think

    a feature is undesirable and a childish emotional outburst simply whining

    about it.

     

    Quote:

    Is it a serious problem, or a real problem at all?  Probably not.

     

    Exactly.  Just type in whatever size you want.  That's quicker than

    selecting it from a list with the clickety-click interface anyway.  As I

    mentioned, I wasn't even aware the drop down menu had all those fraction

    digits because I haven't found a situation where its more useful than just

    entering the desired value directly.

     

    Quote:

    One caveat would be to be prepared for some odd

    behaviors,

     

    Just like any large and complex piece of software, with Eagle being no

    exception.

     

    Quote:

    and not to expect much from the sadly written documentation,

    including the help screens.

     

    There you go again.

    --

    Browser access to CadSoft Support Forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca

     

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