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Allegro 17.2 backdrill solder mask export to GERBER

VECTORT
VECTORT over 8 years ago

Hi,

I have created design with backdrills and right now I have an issue with exporting soldermask do gerber files.

For via solder opening there is a layer: VIA CLASS/SOLDERMASK_TOP and VIA CLASS/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM

And that works perfectly but when backdrills are created the solder mask opening is set in layer named BACKDRILL_SOLDERMASK.

But this layer I can be see only in "PAD Editor" in "Mask Layers" tab.

There I can see SOLDERMASK_TOP: none SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM: none and in BACKDRILL_SOLDERMASK: Circle 0.55

And I have no idea how to export it to GERBER files because there is no such layer in Artwork to be selected.

Thanks in advance for any help. 

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  • VECTORT
    VECTORT over 8 years ago
    The thing that it does not do it. That is why I posted this question.
    Maybe somewhere is an option to turn it on.
    In my project most of backdrills are on bottom so I am creating artwork with layers:
    VIA CLASS/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM
    PIN/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM
    PACKAGE GEOMETRY/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM
    BOARD GEOMETRY/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM

    And I cannot see any opening for backdrills in created GERBER file.
    Of course backdrill process finished without errors and warnings before artwork creation.
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  • VECTORT
    VECTORT over 8 years ago
    The thing that it does not do it. That is why I posted this question.
    Maybe somewhere is an option to turn it on.
    In my project most of backdrills are on bottom so I am creating artwork with layers:
    VIA CLASS/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM
    PIN/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM
    PACKAGE GEOMETRY/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM
    BOARD GEOMETRY/SOLDERMASK_BOTTOM

    And I cannot see any opening for backdrills in created GERBER file.
    Of course backdrill process finished without errors and warnings before artwork creation.
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