Is there a way to visually see the paste and resist layers? Preferably when creating the pcb symbol, but also would be useful in the layout tool.
I have some a very complicated part that requires less solder paste on the big pads. I am following some of the tutorials but this is not very intuitive and I am uncertain about creating/editing technology files.
I used pulsonix once before and remember at least in the layout editor I could view the other layers. Maybe with easyPC I just need to export to gerbers to inspect.
The add pad exception seems to be what I am looking for. Adding in new shape files on the other layers is what I have been trying but it is really cumbersome (there are a lot of pads in this footprint) and I havent gotten it to work quite right.
But, I am wondering once I create this new technology file in the footprint file, do I need to use the same technology file in the PCB file? Because this exception doesn't seem to be passing though once I export to gerber and inspect.
Yes.... you MUST have these layers in your final design.
EasyPC will the NOT not use its "default" resist and paste layers output, you will see "your" resist and paste layers included in the gerber output dialogue.
This seems to have passed through the pad exception! So glad it is working now. Although somewhere along the way the paste and resist layers got mixed but that shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
The terminology seems to switch around with resist, mask, paste, solder for layers
Visually see Paste and Resist layers?
Posted - 03 Apr 2015 : 19:15:55
