ERF Variable

Description

v_handle_non_standard_pads

Enables you to define what non-standard pads, if any, you wish to handle.

Yes = Handles non-standard pads, according to procedures below.

No = action does not handle non-standard pads.

A standard pad is a round or square pad. There are two kinds of non-standard pads:

*    Semi-standard pads - Those are pads that Genesis is familiar with. They do not need special symbols to be represented.

*    Non-standard pads - Those are pads that Genesis is not familiar with and do need special symbols to be represented.

v_handle_non_standard_pads has three optional modes:

*    Don't handle non-standard pads

*    Handle only semi-standard and standard pads

*    Also handle non-standard pads

v_handle_non_standard_pads affects the DFM action in two ways:

*    1. Reroutes traces against non-standard pads.

Previously, the action rerouted line only against standard pads. Now you can also reroute lines for non-standard pads.

*    2. Enlarge non-standard pads to achieve AR.

Previously, only standard pads were enlarged in order to achieve AR. Now you can also enlarge semi-standard or non-standard pads.

After enlargement, Genesis tries to change the non-standard pad to a semi-standard pad. Only if that fails will Genesis create a new non-standard pad (Construct Pad).