Don't place a keepout. Place a fill on the soldermask layer. Those layers are generated as negatives, so a fill will 'remove' from that layer.
Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Afshin Salehi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:07 PM > To: Protel Forum > Subject: [PEDA] Solder mask keepout > > > Hello all, > I am having a problem trying to keep solder mask off of a > polygon plane. I > have a Ground plane that I would like to have no solder mask on > in specific > area's. I placed a keepout fill on those area's and the keepout is on the > Top solder mask layer. I also have one in the same location on the bottom > solder mask layer. When I view the gerbers in Camtastic the keepouts did > not do their job. What am I missing? > > Afshin Salehi > DPS Telecom > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *