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PADS are shown as unfilled on Etch Gerber output file.

SOFTLAB

Dear All,

I have 2 questions:

1. I have downloaded full demo version of OrCAD 16.6 Lite pack and drawn simple schematic and made PCB. After completion of these steps I tried to make artwork file(Gerber). In PCB Editor Lite, the PADS (of SMD Pin) showing correctly as filled. But when I create Artfile, these PADS are shown as outline (Etch layer). How can we change this to filled?

2. Do we need to create ourselves separate files for separate layers. For example, In KiCAD PCB software, just we select the required layers like Component Top, Bottom, SilkScreen, SolderMask, etc and click Plot file. It will create all layer gerber files individually and can see the layer file individually. How can we do here? Same method applies here or do we need to create individual gerber files ourselves.

Can't we attach any image files from our system in this forum? I tried to upload image files from my system. But no options here.

advance thanks.

 

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  • oldmouldy

    I think that you may have created a link to the picture file on your machine, rather than uploaded the file to the forum, hence it is not visible.

    If you import the Artwork back into PCB Editor, File>Import>Artwork, you will have one file per Film record, like Top.art, Bottom.art and so on, for the default settings. First off, the Gerber data is "dumb", just lines and shapes, no net name, component, or rule intelligence. Also, the transparency will be enabled, so the shapes will be drawn as "patterned" shapes. IF you set the Transparency to Solid for Global and Shapes, you will see that the objects will be "filled in".

    If you search the web, you will find some free Gerber viewers that can also be used to view the PCB Editor output.

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  • oldmouldy

    I think that you may have created a link to the picture file on your machine, rather than uploaded the file to the forum, hence it is not visible.

    If you import the Artwork back into PCB Editor, File>Import>Artwork, you will have one file per Film record, like Top.art, Bottom.art and so on, for the default settings. First off, the Gerber data is "dumb", just lines and shapes, no net name, component, or rule intelligence. Also, the transparency will be enabled, so the shapes will be drawn as "patterned" shapes. IF you set the Transparency to Solid for Global and Shapes, you will see that the objects will be "filled in".

    If you search the web, you will find some free Gerber viewers that can also be used to view the PCB Editor output.

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