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stefan miric 5 years ago
Hello, Im new in PCB design and fabrication, so any advice is appriciated... Im building battery for my project and to harness all the Li-po pouch cells I need a PCB. I choose EasyEDA for the tool and had no problems with "drawing" although its very simple design (just pads and some holes) but Im struggling to make drill path for the cells connections to go trough.... My question is: **How to make drill path (exporting gerber and using excellon files converting it to G-code so I could drill the holes and make slots for battery connectots...) with easyEDA like in the picture bellow (I see just drill option for holes).** **So instead of red squares in the picture i need to draw a drill path.** **Picture is from FLatCam but its made in EasyEDA.** **Thanks and Marry Cristmas!!!** **![printPCB_forum.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/bpwW9qxArp7byc2PSjzR1jglxmaY7VpiobsXHW7r.png)**
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andyfierman 5 years ago
You can make pads with slotted holes: ![image.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/gwSyDQL8vSQRhWE869VImnN6kQeIHNrWt6sldQzX.png)
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stefan miric 5 years ago
@andyfierman Thank you for fast reply, but this seems to not solve the problem, I dont know is this is a bug or what... Pics bellow. ![screenForum.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/TFeoWO9AQH9rcY3kNBlY7V2KL2iXewtQOTgwAcTB.png) **Then exported gerber and opened the files in FlatCAM, and got this:** **![screenForum1.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/iphRKvcaaUJ6trSvUtZebUvDZAtwMv0UIwddxAOw.png)** **Code of drill file:** **![screenForum2.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/dHXVYfGRgzdoem6mvV4pOZq7a52JPD9VuaO7een8.png)** **THANKS!!!**
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andyfierman 5 years ago
No-one but you can see your project because it is private so it is hard to understand exactly what it is you are trying to achieve and exactly what the issue is. Is the problem that the oval pad with a slotted hole in EasyEDA appears as only an elongated pad with a small round hole at one end when you open the Gerber files in FlatCAM? * You do know that you can order PCBs directly from JLCPCB through EasyEDA? That way you get professional quality PCBs with proper through plated holes at a very low cost?
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stefan miric 5 years ago
@andyfierman Hello, thanks for your advice, I was conserned that the ordered PCB could be false in desing so I exported gerber to check the drill. Sorry for unclear description of the issue, but you got it, **issue is that a slotted hole in EasyEDA appears as only an elongated pad with a small round hole at one end when I open the Gerber files in FlatCAM...** Link to the project: [https://easyeda.com/busterpcnj/batteryharness_v1](https://easyeda.com/busterpcnj/batteryharness_v1) (last one - **PCB\_4s4p\_TRECI\_MODUL\_v4**) And the goal is to have those big 8x20 mm pads with sloted holes (in beetweeen the pads) for battery leads to solder on (first pic in this thread is the location of the sloted holes) Thanks!
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andyfierman 5 years ago
I think the issue may actually be a bug in FlatCAM. The EasyEDA and JLCPCB Gerber viewers still have bugs too. * If you want to check the Gerbers then please use **gerbv**: [https://docs.easyeda.com/en/Export/Export-Gerber-Files/index.html#Gerber-View](https://docs.easyeda.com/en/Export/Export-Gerber-Files/index.html#Gerber-View)
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UserSupport 5 years ago
Hi You can do like this: ![image.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/4dXnFy7yazQfdguorhjFrf6fSl79ieXn7MKLIroZ.png)
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andyfierman 5 years ago
@busterpcnj, Assign the same net name (for example, BATTP1) to the big rectangular pad on each side of where you want the slotted pad then place the slotted pad between them and assign the same net name to the slotted pad. Make sure each set of two rectangular plus one slotted pad s has a unique net name so that any risk of the pads ending up shorted together is identified in the DRC checking.
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stefan miric 5 years ago
@andyfierman You were right, the Gerbv shows the plan as it should be, and great advice for the naming...Thanks alot ! @UserSupport I dont see those areas in the drill file with Gerbv software.... thanks for advice though !
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