Working with IDF
Best Practices: Working with IDF
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Figure 1-7 Menu Items for Creating Place Keepout Features
It is recommended that you create individual layers for each ECAD area, for example:
■ PLACE_KEEPOUT_TOP or PLACE_KEEPOUT_PRIMARY_SIDE
■ PLACE_KEEPOUT_BOT or PLACE_KEEPOUT_SECONDARY_SIDE
■ PLACE_KEEPOUT_ALL and so on
Since the creation of ECAD areas in Pro/ENGINEER is similar for each individual area type,
this section focuses only on place keepout areas. Note that Allegro PCB Editor does not allow
for multiple place keepins and route keepins. Tables 1-4
and A-2 contain additional
