Slot holes VS BatchPCB

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Hi,

I’m a little bit new to BatchPCB and I would like to submit a PCB with 3 slot holes for my power jack.

My App (Altium Designer) generate 2 files ( 1for the rounds and the other for the slots ones) for the Drill file and I wonder if I can merge the 2 drill files (manually or not) to use only one and make sure that the DRC-bot see well the holes.

Thanks for your help…

Seb

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I’d check that BatchPCB can do slots.

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Hi…

Good… I think my problem coming from Altium as they say in there wiki files :

Filename Description

FileName.DRL Binary format drill file. For a multi-layer PCB that incorporates blind and/or buried vias, a separate drill file for each layer pair is created, with a unique file extension

FileName.DRR Drill report- detailing the tool assignments, hole sizes, hole count and tool travel

FileName.TXT ASCII format drill file. Again, for a multi-layer PCB that incorporates blind and/or buried vias, a separate drill file for each layer pair is created, with a unique file extension

FileName-Plated.TXT ASCII format drill file. Specifically for plated holes in a PCB design. A separate file will be created for each hole type- slotted, square or round.

FileName-NonPlated.TXT ASCII format drill file. Specifically for non-plated holes in a PCB design. A separate file will be created for each hole type- slotted, square or round.

FileName-BoardEdgeRout.TXT ASCII format rout file. Specifically for board outline, including board cutouts.

FileName.LDP ASCII format drill pair report. Used by CAMtastic to detect blind and buried vias.

Altium seems to separate the 2 types of drilling and I’m not shure that BatchPCB can handle those 2 at the same time…

Regards,

Seb

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Drilling and routing are different operations, combining the files will cause problems.

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sebviel:
Hi,

I’m a little bit new to BatchPCB and I would like to submit a PCB with 3 slot holes for my power jack.

My App (Altium Designer) generate 2 files ( 1for the rounds and the other for the slots ones) for the Drill file and I wonder if I can merge the 2 drill files (manually or not) to use only one and make sure that the DRC-bot see well the holes.

Thanks for your help…

Seb

AFAIK Batch PCB can’t do slots. (i.e. no internal routes). Check the BatchPCB FAQ to be sure.

Depending on the power jack, you could probably just get away with changing the slots into drill holes large enough to fit the pins. That’s what I typically do, and it works great.

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I asked Batch about…

Hi,

Can you process slot holes like a thin pin on a standard power jack ?

If so, can we use 2 seperated NC drill file (1 for the round and 1 for the slot holes) and add it in our upload ?

Does the DRC-bot will be able to handle it ??

Regards,

And the answer is :

Yes you can you want to make it in a milling layer though, the file extension is .gml.

Thanks,

So, look like they don’t often make slot if it doesn’t appear in the FAQ… :wink:

Seb

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Neat… Their FAQ says no internal routes, but I guess they classify slots differently. Good to know :slight_smile: