PCB Design Rules

{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "pcb-design-rules",
  "type": "skill",
  "title": "PCB Design Rules",
  "brief": "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.",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "hero": {
    "type": "billboard",
    "headline": "Design rules for every fab, one page",
    "subhead": "JSON records plus ready-to-load Fusion, KiCad and Altium rule files for 14 PCB vendors"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "John Lauer",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "tags": [
    "pcb",
    "design-rules",
    "drc",
    "fabrication",
    "jlcpcb",
    "pcbway",
    "fusion",
    "kicad",
    "altium",
    "edru",
    "kicad_dru"
  ],
  "license": "proprietary",
  "visibility": {
    "public": true
  },
  "sample_prompts": [
    {
      "label": "Compare fab limits",
      "prompt": "what is the minimum trace width and drill for JLCPCB vs PCBWay 2 layer?"
    },
    {
      "label": "Load rules into Fusion",
      "prompt": "load the JLCPCB 4 layer design rules into my Fusion board"
    },
    {
      "label": "KiCad rules for a fab",
      "prompt": "give me the KiCad custom rules file for OSH Park 2 layer"
    }
  ],
  "discovery_triggers": [
    "design rules",
    "DRC",
    "JLCPCB rules",
    "load PCBWay rules",
    "drc load",
    "fab capabilities",
    "min trace width",
    "min drill size",
    "annular ring",
    "edru",
    "kicad_dru"
  ],
  "discovery_pitch": "Use when the user asks about PCB design rules, DRC limits, fab capabilities, minimum trace width, drill, via or annular ring limits, or wants to load a fab's rules into Fusion, KiCad or Altium.",
  "metadata": {},
  "created_at": "2026-09-03T12:39:44.118Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-03T12:39:44.118Z",
  "source_path": "SKILL.md",
  "sub_skills": [],
  "parent_app": null,
  "org": "adom"
}