PCB Design Rules

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<!DOCTYPE designrules SYSTEM "eagle.dtd">
<eagle version="9.7.0">
<designrules name="advanced-circuits-4pcb-advanced-2L.edru">
<classes>
<class number="0" name="default">
</class>
<class number="1" name="pwr">
</class>
</classes>
<rules>
<rulecategory type="Copper Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Keepout Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Solder-Mask Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Dimension Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Drill Distance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Restrict Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Minimum Drill Size" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Minimum Copper Width" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Acute Angle" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Air-Wire" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Small Gap" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Wire Stub" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="no"/>
 <rulecategory type="Matched Lengths" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Via Restrict Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Copper Width" enabled="yes" priority="0" onescope="classes=1" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.3048mm" check_polywidth="no" name="Trace size for Power"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Copper Width" builtin_ruleid="14" enabled="yes" priority="1" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" check_polywidth="no" name="minimum-copper-width-1"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" enabled="yes" priority="0" onescope="is_via" value="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" name="Min Via hole size on 2-layer"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" enabled="no" priority="1" onescope="all" value="0.5mm" preferredvalue="0.5mm" name="Min Non-plated holes"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" builtin_ruleid="15" enabled="yes" priority="2" value="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" name="minimum-drill-size-1"/>
 <rule type="Acute Angle" builtin_ruleid="16" enabled="no" priority="0" name="acute-angle-1"/>
 <rule type="Wire Stub" builtin_ruleid="17" enabled="yes" priority="0" name="wire-stub-1"/>
 <rule type="Air-Wire" builtin_ruleid="19" enabled="yes" priority="0" name="air-wire-1"/>
 <rule type="Matched Lengths" builtin_ruleid="20" enabled="yes" priority="0" tolerance="10mm" gapfactor="2.5" name="matched-lengths-1"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" enabled="no" priority="0" onescope="all" otherscope="all" value="0.25mm" preferredvalue="0.25mm" samesignal="yes" bothscope="all" name="Same-net track spacing"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="0" enabled="yes" priority="1" onescope="is_wire_polygon" otherscope="is_wire_polygon" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="1" enabled="yes" priority="2" onescope="is_wire_polygon" otherscope="is_pad_smd" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-2"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="2" enabled="yes" priority="3" onescope="is_wire_polygon" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-3"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="3" enabled="yes" priority="4" onescope="is_pad_smd" otherscope="is_pad_smd" value="0.15mm" preferredvalue="0.15mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-4"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="4" enabled="yes" priority="5" onescope="is_pad_smd" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-5"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="5" enabled="yes" priority="6" onescope="is_via" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-6"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="6" enabled="yes" priority="7" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_pad" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-7"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="7" enabled="yes" priority="8" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-8"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="8" enabled="yes" priority="9" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_smd" value="0.1016mm" preferredvalue="0.2032mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-9"/>
 <rule type="Dimension Clearance" builtin_ruleid="9" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0.2032mm" preferredvalue="0.4mm" name="dimension-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Via Restrict Clearance" builtin_ruleid="21" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" name="via-restrict-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Restrict Clearance" builtin_ruleid="10" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" name="restrict-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Small Gap" builtin_ruleid="18" enabled="yes" priority="0" name="small-gap-1"/>
 <rule type="Solder-Mask Clearance" builtin_ruleid="11" enabled="no" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" check_name="yes" check_value="no" name="solder-mask-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Drill Distance" builtin_ruleid="12" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0.254mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" name="drill-distance-1"/>
 <rule type="Keepout Clearance" builtin_ruleid="13" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" name="keepout-clearance-1"/>
 </rules>
<param name="mdWireWire" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdWirePad" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdWireVia" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdPadPad" value="0.15mm"/>
<param name="mdPadVia" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdViaVia" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdPad" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdVia" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdSmd" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="mdCopperDimension" value="0.2032mm"/>
<param name="mdDrill" value="0.254mm"/>
<param name="msWidth" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="msDrill" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="dpMaxLengthDifference" value="10mm"/>
<param name="dpGapFactor" value="2.5"/>
<description language="en">Advanced Circuits (4PCB) 2-layer design rules (advanced process)

Min trace width: 0.1016 mm (4.0 mil) - outer layer, 1 oz Cu base; 0.0508 mm (2 mil) at 1/4 and 3/8 oz base, 0.0762 mm (3 mil) at 1/2 oz, 0.1397 mm (5.5 mil) at 2 oz, 0.1905 mm (7.5 mil) at 3 oz; inner 1 oz: 0.0889 mm (3.5 mil)
Min spacing: 0.1016 mm (4.0 mil) - outer layer trace to trace, 1 oz Cu base; 0.0508 mm (2 mil) at 1/4 and 3/8 oz, 0.0635 mm (2.5 mil) at 1/2 oz, 0.1397 mm (5.5 mil) at 2 oz, 0.1905 mm (7.5 mil) at 3 oz
Min drill: 0.127 mm (5.0 mil)
Min via: 0.127 mm hole / 0.508 mm pad
Annular ring: via 0.1905 mm
Copper to board edge: 0.2032 mm
Hole to hole: 0.254 mm
Copper weight options: 0.25 oz, 0.375 oz, 0.5 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 3 oz, 4 oz
Max board size: 482.6 x 558.8 mm

Santa Clara CA, Advanced tier. Max board size 19 x 22 in. Min board thickness 0.008 in (0.2032 mm). PTH tolerance plus or minus 0.002 in (0.0508 mm). Minimum pad 0.01 in (0.254 mm). Min outer layer trace for filled and plated over vias 0.004 in (0.1016 mm). Aspect ratio PTH 12:1.

Sources:
- https://www.4pcb.com/pcb-capabilities.html (read 2026-09-03)
</description>
<param name="layerSetup" value="(1*16)"/>
<param name="mtCopper" value="0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm"/>
<param name="mtIsolate" value="1.6mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm"/>
<param name="mdViaViaSameLayer" value="6mil"/>
<param name="mnLayersViaInSmd" value="2"/>
<param name="mdSmdStop" value="0mil"/>
<param name="msMicroVia" value="0.3mm"/>
<param name="msBlindViaRatio" value="0.5"/>
<param name="rvPadTop" value="0"/>
<param name="rvPadInner" value="0"/>
<param name="rvPadBottom" value="0"/>
<param name="rvViaOuter" value="0"/>
<param name="rvViaInner" value="0"/>
<param name="rvMicroViaOuter" value="0"/>
<param name="rvMicroViaInner" value="0"/>
<param name="rlMinPadTop" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxPadTop" value="80mil"/>
<param name="rlMinPadInner" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxPadInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinPadBottom" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxPadBottom" value="80mil"/>
<param name="rlMinViaOuter" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinViaInner" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaOuter" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxMicroViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaInner" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxMicroViaInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="psTop" value="-1"/>
<param name="psBottom" value="-1"/>
<param name="psFirst" value="-1"/>
<param name="psElongationLong" value="100"/>
<param name="psElongationOffset" value="100"/>
<param name="mvStopFrame" value="0"/>
<param name="mvCreamFrame" value="0"/>
<param name="mlMinStopFrame" value="0.038mm"/>
<param name="mlMaxStopFrame" value="4mil"/>
<param name="mlMinCreamFrame" value="0mil"/>
<param name="mlMaxCreamFrame" value="0mil"/>
<param name="mlViaStopLimit" value="0.5mm"/>
<param name="srRoundness" value="0"/>
<param name="srMinRoundness" value="0mil"/>
<param name="srMaxRoundness" value="0mil"/>
<param name="slThermalIsolate" value="10mil"/>
<param name="slThermalsForVias" value="0"/>
<param name="checkAngle" value="0"/>
<param name="checkRestrict" value="1"/>
<param name="checkStop" value="0"/>
<param name="checkValues" value="0"/>
<param name="checkNames" value="1"/>
<param name="checkWireStubs" value="1"/>
<param name="checkPolygonWidth" value="0"/>
<param name="useDiameter" value="13"/>
<param name="removeAnnularRing" value="0"/>
<param name="maxErrors" value="50"/>
 </designrules>
</eagle>