Homebrew PCBs

> >I wrote:
> >If you just used a normal isolation milling
> >CAM file (like you would with a mechanical
> >router) then you might end up with an
> >island of copper in the middle of the board
> >with no ground connection.
> >
> >The EDN wont spark on that any more :(

> Alan wrote:
>
>   Makes sense and easy enough and probably
> not even that bad with an intelligent skip
> of uncut areas..  I'd still rather see it
> draw the traces with electricity, shouldn't
> be too hard to figure out some type of
> useable sort and just more fun to watch.


It would be an easy enough algorithm to to
get all the vectors from the G-Code and
z-sort them to avoid islands.  But we are
going to get back into the writing PC
software argument again if we do :D

I think the 24/32 wire EDM printer might
win in a race with a vector one at the end
of the day anyways.