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How to fix this power plane discrepancy when exporting odb++ from brd

EA202507041851
EA202507041851 1 month ago

Hello, 

I have the following issue and would be really grateful if you can help me. Recently I noticed that all power planes in the ODB are wrongly exported, it is as if the design is inverted. As can be seen in the following screenshots:
.brd:


exported odb:



This happens in all power planes (it doesnt matter if the plane is GND or VCC, for example). The rest of the planes in the design are exported perfectly. 
This is the first time I encounter this issue and dont know how to fix it.

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  • Eric Jordan
    0 Eric Jordan 1 month ago

    In your artwork setup, there is an option to output the film as negative. This is checked automatically if you have defined your layer as a plane in your stackup.

    Uncheck the negative checkbox and that should fix it.

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  • KD202502275710
    0 KD202502275710 1 month ago in reply to Eric Jordan

    Good one

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    0 KD202502275710 1 month ago in reply to Eric Jordan

    Good one

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  • Eric Jordan
    0 Eric Jordan 1 month ago in reply to KD202502275710

    I can only think of two things:

    Something is up with your artwork parameters or something with the ODB++ Inside options.

    Could be your ODB++ viewer, might want to try a different one (I like viewmate).

    What happens if you change your stackup from a plane to just a normal layer?

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    0 EA202507041851 1 month ago in reply to Eric Jordan

    Hello Eric, 
    I change the stackup from those power plane to conductive layer and got the same results.
    These are the parameter in the artwork for a GND layer:


    And these are the options I always used when exporting to ODB ( as I mentioned in the post, this is the first time I get these issue when exporting to ODB):





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  • Eric Jordan
    0 Eric Jordan 1 month ago in reply to EA202507041851

    I wonder if the suppress unconnected pads is causing the issue. It's checked in your artwork and unchecked in the ODB++.

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  • EA202507041851
    0 EA202507041851 1 month ago in reply to Eric Jordan

    I think maybe I found the cause of this issue. Comparing this design with an old one with a perfect exported ODB, I found that when I position the mouse on a via, an information shows telling me it is a via and also inside the circle there is "SMT", however, with this design there is no information showing when positioning the mouse on top and also it is shown as a square with a " C" inside as shown in the follwing screenshots:
    Old design with good ODB export:

    Design with issue (this is the same Via, one is with the visibility of the layer activated):

    Do you think the reason for the issue is that ODB inside is not recognizing those ones as holes?

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