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Soldermask-to-soldermask Clearance Check

comet over 12 years ago

Hey, any way or skill to check (DRC) the clearance between two soldermasks?... This is to spot overlapping soldermasks.

Thanks!

steve over 12 years ago

Yes - Setup - Constraints - Modes - Design Options (Soldermask) to setup and Design Modes (Soldermask) to turn on DRC checks
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comet over 12 years ago

Hey Steve,
What I need is to check the spacing between a soldermask (part of symbol/pin) and an extra soldermask (as a object/shape) which was only added to the board/design.
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steve over 12 years ago

This works you just need to ensure that the object/shape is drawn on either Board Geometry/Soldermask_Top (or Bottom) or Package Geometry/Soldermask_Top (or Bottom).
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comet over 12 years ago

Oh~ that's the reason why...our original/reference design's extra soldermasks were created under different class, Manufacturing/Soldermask_Top . Thanks for the info. By the way, is there any way to spot this clearance -- symbol soldermask versus any class soldermask shape?...
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