> Anyone else seen this problem? I didn't find it in the Knowledge Base... > > If you set the visible layers (Design | Options | Layers, or hot-key L) to show the Top Solder and/or Top Paste layers without the TopLayer (Signal), it doesn't work right. This is easiest to see by doing All Off, then turning on just Top Solder (and maybe Mech 4 so you can see board outline!). Hitting End (View | Refresh) removes the solder mask display. Using the layer tabs you can get it back (hit Mech4, then TopSolder), but it disappears as you scroll, or if you hit End again. > > Dwight Harm This is a long-standing aspect of Protel. When Gerber files are produced from Solder Mask or Paste Mask layers, most of the contents of these files are typically produced from pads and vias which are located on *other* layers, to wit the outside copper layers and MultiLayer layer. As such, pads and vias are mostly "imaged" on the Solder Mask and Paste Mask layers, rather than actually residing on these layers themselves. The software does not always take this aspect into account when determining what should be depicted on the screen for these layers... You will find that any primitive objects which really do reside on these layers will be displayed properly. But pads and vias residing on other layers are indeed problematic, as you reported. Regards, Geoff Harland. ----------------------------- E-Mail Disclaimer The Information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are confidential and not for public display. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
