Milling of selected object

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With this feature you may mill selected objects. This is especially handy when you want to use a bigger tool for traces that carry high power.

 

The next example shows how:

 

The next picture is a part of an already milled PCB. All the milling is done with a tool 0.25 mm

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First go into Milling selection mode.

 

Then hold the Alt-key + Shift-key while clicking the milling data from the wide traces. (the alt key selects the whole milling chain)

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Press the delete key to remove the milling.

 

Go back to the Object selection mode.

Then hold the Alt-key + Shift-key while clicking the two wide traces.

 

You could select them, using a window in this case, but sometimes the nets are more complex, using the Alt-key selects the whole net.

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Click the right mouse button to select Mill selected objects.

 

 

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In the next dialog box that appears you may select the tool you want to use.

 

Select in this case Tool 4:  1.5 mm

and press OK

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This will be the result.

 

Please note that you must first do a complete milling. Then remove the unwanted milling lines for certain traces.

 

You can perform this feature using all the available tools if you like.

 

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