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Identifying Gold Plating & Defining Plating Thickness for Pins.

Electro Node

Hi everyone ,
I’m looking for guidance on gold plating in Allegro PCB design tool. How can we identify the plating type used on pins (gold, silver, copper, etc.), and can the plating thickness be defined or verified for pins?
I’m aware of using user‑defined properties with fabrication notes .Are there any other recommended or standard approaches to achieve this?

  • JuanCR
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    Hi  . Use the stackup configuration in Allegro X PCB Editor to define the gold plating. Gold Plating Thickness: Specified by creating a new subclass and placing shapes on the subclass. Alternative Approach (which you already know): Used user-defined properties at the board level for specific pins and communicated plating details through fabrication notes.

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