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PCB Footprint Text on Silkscreen Layer

ddchar

My PCB components have the footprint names displayed in Presto.  These are on the "Device Type/Silkscreen_Top" layer.  The footprint names don't appear in the silkscreen artwork, but this does cause (minor) problems when trying to move reference designator text, for example (I have to move this text out of the way to select the RefDes).  What I would like to do is turn off this layer without turning off everything on the silkscreen layer.  Is there any way to do this?   

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  • Ulf K
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    Since I do not work using Presto but rather the "old fashon" GUI, what I am about to suggest may not be relevant but here it goes:

    Whenever encountering a footprint with IMO excessive amount of silk-screen texts, I either delete the text or, if I for some reason want to retain it in the .BRD file data, I create a new subclass like "SilkScreen_Hidden". I then change the properties of the particular text string to that sub class after which I make that class invisible.

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  • Ulf K
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    Since I do not work using Presto but rather the "old fashon" GUI, what I am about to suggest may not be relevant but here it goes:

    Whenever encountering a footprint with IMO excessive amount of silk-screen texts, I either delete the text or, if I for some reason want to retain it in the .BRD file data, I create a new subclass like "SilkScreen_Hidden". I then change the properties of the particular text string to that sub class after which I make that class invisible.

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