# Missing Slot Holes on a Fabricated Board **URL:** \ **Category:** DKRed and PCB Builder\ **Created:** [December 2, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091 "2022-12-02T00:56:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SmartSense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SmartSense](https://forum.digikey.com/u/SmartSense)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/1 "2022-12-02T00:56:45Z")
I received a DKRed order of boards only to find that the slot holes were not drilled - pads are present but no holes in them. The holes appeared in the preview before ordering, leading me to believe that the files were all good. How should these be specified so that they are drilled in the fabricated boards? Other topics on the forum seem to indicate that the slot holes may not be supported, but I did not find any particular documentation for board house capabilities to specifically indicate that. ---
**Author:** ![joshuacook535](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@joshuacook535](https://forum.digikey.com/u/joshuacook535)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/2 "2022-12-02T03:28:46Z")
I’d suggest taking this up with Digi-key directly. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_Brateng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/erik_brateng/32/5286_2.png) [@Erik\_Brateng](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Erik_Brateng)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/3 "2022-12-02T12:01:20Z")
Hello @SmartSense, Sorry your boards came in incorrect. I have private messaged you so we can take care of this in a private setting. ---
**Author:** ![Edison517](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/edison517/32/37653_2.png) [@Edison517](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Edison517)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/4 "2023-07-01T21:16:48Z")
I just received PCBs today that have missing slots Milled on them; I was also unaware this capability was not available…can you help me with this issue? This is not the first time I’ve had this problem… ---
**Author:** ![boppenheimer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@boppenheimer](https://forum.digikey.com/u/boppenheimer)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/5 "2023-07-02T14:29:01Z")
My understanding is that milling slots or cutout areas inside of the outline is not in the DKred capabilities. ---
**Author:** ![Kristof\_2649](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/kristof_2649/32/2325_2.png) [@Kristof\_2649](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Kristof_2649)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/6 "2023-07-03T16:20:46Z")
A slot cut would be considered an internal cutout, the current guidelines/FAQ indicates DKRed does not have that capability. Per the [DKRed PCB FAQ](https://www.digikey.com/en/resources/design-tools/pcb-faqs) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/2/9/29f1faa8a8ee81332bb5d7dde33f104a0582c655.png) ---
**Author:** ![Edison517](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/edison517/32/37653_2.png) [@Edison517](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Edison517)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/missing-slot-holes-on-a-fabricated-board/27091/7 "2023-07-03T19:47:45Z")
That’s a real shame, I really like the quality of the DKRed PCBs…I guess I’ll go to OSHPark for my boards with cutouts 🙃