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Complete the following steps to miter the corners of traces prior to
manufacturing:
1.
Optionally, select the traces to which you want mitering to apply.
2.
Choose Design»Corner Mitering. The Corner Mitering dialog box
appears.
3.
To apply the changes to just the selected traces, enable the Current
Selection option. To apply the changes to the whole design, enable the
Whole Design option.
4.
To set a minimum length for the mitering, enable the Minimum
Length option and enter a length and units of measurement.
Any corner that is to be mitered will have two trace segments forming
the corner. The Minimum Length refers to the shortest length of a
segment that should be mitered. For example, assume a corner is
formed from a 6 mm segment and an 8 mm segment. A minimum
length setting greater than 2 mm will cause the trace to not be mitered.
The default is 0, that is, all traces will be mitered regardless of the
minimum length of any one segment.
5.
To set a maximum length for the mitering, enable the Maximum
Length option and enter a length and units of measurement.
The Maximum Length setting refers to the maximum length of the
mitered segment. The longest length of the mitered segment in the
horizontal or vertical direction will not exceed the Maximum Length
or one third of the shortest segment. Using the example of a corner
formed from a 6 mm segment and an 8 mm segment, a Maximum
Length setting of 3 mm will cause the trace to be mitered to 2 mm (that
is, one third of 6 mm).
The default is 0, that is, all traces will be mitered regardless of the
maximum length of any one segment.
6.
To set the angle of corners to be affected by mitering, enable the
Angle Maximum option and enter a value. For example, a setting of
95° will mean that all angles less than 95° will be mitered to 135°.
7.
To have an arc placed when doing the mitering, enable the Place Arcs
option.
8.
To save your changes and miter the corners, click OK. To cancel them,
click Cancel.
Chapter 8
Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly
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