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PCB Design Rules
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Canonical PCB fab design rules (DRC) for every popular vendor: one JSON record per vendor, process and layer count, with generated Fusion/EAGLE .dru and .edru, KiCad .kicad_dru plus board-setup JSON, Altium .RUL exports, and a human comparison table. Every number cites the vendor's own capabilities page and the date it was read.
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John Lauer
generate.py: emit the Same-net track spacing rule disabled (it flags every trace joint as an Overlap warning); regenera…
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE designrules SYSTEM "eagle.dtd">
<eagle version="9.7.0">
<designrules name="pcbway-4L.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="0.2mm" preferredvalue="0.4mm" name="Min Via hole size on 4-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="0.2mm" preferredvalue="0.4mm" 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="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" 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="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" 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="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" 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="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-5"/>
<rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="5" enabled="yes" priority="6" onescope="is_via" otherscope="is_via" value="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-6"/>
<rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="6" enabled="yes" priority="7" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_pad" value="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-7"/>
<rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="7" enabled="yes" priority="8" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_via" value="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-8"/>
<rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="8" enabled="yes" priority="9" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_smd" value="0.127mm" preferredvalue="0.254mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-9"/>
<rule type="Dimension Clearance" builtin_ruleid="9" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0.25mm" 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="0.2794mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" 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="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdWirePad" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdWireVia" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdPadPad" value="0.15mm"/>
<param name="mdPadVia" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdViaVia" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdPad" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdVia" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdSmd" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="mdCopperDimension" value="0.25mm"/>
<param name="mdDrill" value="0.2794mm"/>
<param name="msWidth" value="0.1016mm"/>
<param name="msDrill" value="0.2mm"/>
<param name="dpMaxLengthDifference" value="10mm"/>
<param name="dpGapFactor" value="2.5"/>
<description language="en">PCBWay 4-layer design rules (standard process)
Min trace width: 0.1016 mm (4.0 mil) - inner layer, 1oz (35um) copper, before compensation; inner 0.5oz: 4mil, 2oz: 6mil, 3oz: 8mil. Outer layer 1oz: 5mil
Min spacing: 0.127 mm (5.0 mil) - inner layer, 1oz (35um) copper, before compensation; inner 0.5oz: 5mil (4/4mil class), 2oz: 8mil, 3oz: 11mil. Outer layer 1oz: 6mil
Min drill: 0.2 mm (7.87 mil)
Min via: 0.2 mm hole / 0.454 mm pad
Annular ring: via 0.127 mm
Copper to board edge: 0.25 mm
Hole to hole: 0.2794 mm
Board thickness options: 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.4 mm
Copper weight options: 0.5 oz, 1 oz, 1.5 oz, 2 oz, 3 oz, 4 oz
Surface finishes: HASL with lead, HASL lead free, Immersion gold (ENIG), OSP, Immersion Tin
Max board size: 508 x 600 mm
Min board thickness 0.6mm, max board thickness 3.2mm. Min inner layer isolation ring (hole to inner layer conductor, before compensation) 7mil (0.1778mm). Inner layer copper weight options 1oz or 1.5oz. Max aspect ratio 8:1.
Sources:
- https://www.pcbway.com/capabilities.html (read 2026-09-03)
</description>
<param name="layerSetup" value="(1*2*15*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="0.127mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinViaInner" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaOuter" value="0.127mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxMicroViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaInner" value="0.127mm"/>
<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>