PCB Design Rules - kicad/pcbway-advanced-6L.kicad_dru

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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 Initial publish: canonical per-vendor PCB fab design rules. 13 vendors, 56 records (vendor, process, layer count) read… bafc3ce 1mo ago

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# PCBWay 6-layer design rules (advanced process)
# 
# Min trace width: 0.0508 mm (2.0 mil) - inner layer 2/2mil with H/H oz base copper (partial traces only); capabilities table advanced inner 0.5oz: 4mil, parts 3.5mil. Outer layer 2/2mil with 1/3 oz base copper
# Min spacing: 0.0508 mm (2.0 mil) - inner layer H/H oz or outer 1/3 oz base copper, partial traces only; capabilities table advanced inner 0.5oz: 3.5mil spacing, outer 0.5oz: 4mil
# Min drill: 0.15 mm (5.91 mil)
# Min via: 0.15 mm hole / 0.3024 mm pad
# Annular ring: via 0.0762 mm
# Copper to board edge: 0.2 mm
# Hole to hole: 0.3556 mm
# Board thickness options: 0.7 mm, 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.4 mm
# Copper weight options: 0.33 oz, 0.5 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 3 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz
# Surface finishes: ENIG, HAL, HAL lead free, OSP, Immersion Sn, Immersion silver, Plating hard gold, Plating silver
# Max board size: 609 x 889 mm
# 
# Advanced page does not distinguish limits by layer count; same published values apply to 6 layers. Min board thickness 0.7mm (advanced), standard 0.9mm. Min inner layer isolation ring advanced 6.5mil (0.1651mm) before compensation. Max aspect ratio 20:1. HDI 1 to 7 steps. Max board thickness 4.5mm.
# 
# Sources:
# - https://www.pcbway.com/advanced-pcb-capabilities.html (read 2026-09-03)
# - https://www.pcbway.com/capabilities.html (read 2026-09-03)

(rule "min-track-width"
  (constraint track_width (min 0.0508mm))
  (layer "*.Cu")
  (condition "A.type == 'track'"))

(rule "min-clearance"
  (constraint clearance (min 0.0508mm))
  (condition "A.type == 'track' && B.type == 'track'"))

(rule "min-hole"
  (constraint hole (min 0.15mm))
  (condition "A.type == 'pad' || A.type == 'via'"))

(rule "min-via-diameter"
  (constraint via_diameter (min 0.3024mm))
  (condition "A.type == 'via'"))

(rule "min-edge-clearance"
  (constraint edge_clearance (min 0.2mm))
  (condition "A.type == 'track'"))

(rule "min-silk-thickness"
  (constraint text_thickness (min 0.15mm))
  (layer "*.SilkS")
  (condition "A.type == 'text' || A.type == 'graphic'"))