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Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package

chads108

 Does anyone have some SKILL code that will clear silkscreen lines back x distance from pins, either as a group or individually?  I want to use this during footprint building.  Currently I have to use delete and cut to remove pieces of lines that run through pads.

  • oldmouldy
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    Surely, when designing the symbol, you don't draw the silkscreen over the pins anyway??
  • chads108
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    Not typically, but sometimes it is easier to draw a simple rectangle, place it and then delete what I don't want.  We also use LP Wizard to build footprints and it will sometimes create the silkscreen over the pads which means a little clean-up on our part.
  • eDave
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    I have a silkscreen outline routine that traces the assembly outline and clears the pads. It needs some work before I can post it but, if it's what you want, I'll look at it.
  • chads108
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     Thank you for the offer, but our silkscreen rarely follows the assembly outline.  For us, the assembly outline is at maximum tolerance and the silkscreen is at median tolerance condition.  I think from our standpoint, having a routine that will delete the silkscreen line back some default distance from the pad, or mask edge, of a pin, or pins, would make the most sense.  Thank you anyway. 

  • eDave
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    OK.My routine can be modified to look at the existing silkscreen instead of the outline. I'll look at it today.
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