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Hello,All

         If I make a library,and I want put some pad on it,but I don't want the drill that is round,my question is how to change the drill shape from permanent round to others.

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  • Hi Ellen,

     

    The drill hole is always round (because the tool is a drill bit), but I guess you want to have a slot type shape, right? This can be done by drawing in a different layer a slot, and then telling the board manufacturer that you want a slot cut with a certain width with that layer gerber file, because then they replace the drill tool with a milling tool of the diameter to match the width that you asked for.

    If it is a 1-off board, you could just to create a larger drill hole, and accept that it will not be optimum. I do this for DC power connectors

    which tend to need a slot.

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  • Hi Ellen,

     

    The drill hole is always round (because the tool is a drill bit), but I guess you want to have a slot type shape, right? This can be done by drawing in a different layer a slot, and then telling the board manufacturer that you want a slot cut with a certain width with that layer gerber file, because then they replace the drill tool with a milling tool of the diameter to match the width that you asked for.

    If it is a 1-off board, you could just to create a larger drill hole, and accept that it will not be optimum. I do this for DC power connectors

    which tend to need a slot.

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