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Via mirroring issue

Hi everybody ,

I need to mirror via with user layer on Mask layers Padstack .

When I mirror the via the Top to Bottom data are only exchange for the copper,soldermask and pastmask .

I have additional user layer with "_Top" and "_Bottom" at the end of the layer_name but there are not swap when I mirror the via .

Is there only the default layer that can be swap from Top to Bottom or I need to set the pairing of my custom layer ?

I hope thats clear

Best regards

0 John T over 2 years ago

Yes In this case the current workaround is to create a second via padstack with with user layer pad on bottom. The code which performs mirroring of user layers is linked with a symbol not vias and depends on the mirror flag being set on the symbol.
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0 DBTCH over 2 years ago in reply to John T

Thank you for confirming what I thought .

In my case I use a skill to panelize and if I mirror a module there are some issue with via with user layer .

The only workaround is to replace via in mirror modules but very risky .
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0 John T over 2 years ago in reply to DBTCH

It is possible to replace vias with via structures. This can be done by Route > Via Structure > Replace Via with Via Structure. I say this because via structures behave like symbols, so it may be worth checking if the mirror feature performs better for your particular circumstance.
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0 masamasa over 2 years ago in reply to DBTCH

what is the reason for mirroring the vias while panelizing?

r u creating the actual vias from the backside?
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