I have created two library parts that have copper pour areas in them. The pour areas are not pads, just copper. I need to prevent solder paste from being applied to those areas. I created a separate solder mask layer to prevent solder mask from being applied to the pads. I was able to figure out how to do that. I also created a separate solder paste layer. But I can't figure out how to block the paste from those pads. I read a couple of posts about pad exceptions but I don't think that applies since these pour areas are not pads. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you Iain. That worked. Your suggestion to set the paste size to zero was the key. I was looking for an option "no paste" but obviously that doesn't exist.
This is exactly what I want to do as well. I created the solder paste layers and created pad exceptions. It works fine within Easy-PC but the exceptions are ignored when creating Gerbers. That is, the paste is still applied to the pads.
Block solder paste from copper areas
Posted - 17 Apr 2016 : 22:07:50
