On Sun, 2008-08-31 at 02:47 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote: > It would be nice for PCB to support text on mask layers (when the > arbitrary mask-layer contents work is done). > > In my case, I didn't care about the solder-paste stencil getting the > text too. I just traced over the text I wanted with pads, called them > all "1" and saved as a footprint. I explicitly wired a dummy component > with the footprint matching into schematic's ground plane. > > As it happened, the fab appears to have removed the text from the > solder-mask before producing it.
Actually, I mean.. they removed it from the solder-paste stencil - as it was clearly not needed for assembly. The mask was produced 100% correctly, with the text. -- Peter Clifton Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
