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ODB++ Export does not include Non-plated drills.

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There is currently a bug in ODB++ Inside which causes drills to be omitted if they lack flashes. In my case, the drills that were omitted did not have any flashes defined, just a drill size. Defining smaller-than-drill-size flashes on the layers causes the NP drill to be produced in the ODB++ output.

Thanks all.

Hi forum. I think I must be missing something.

When I try to export OBD++ files, the non-plated drill hits seem to be missing. I'm using 17.2-2016 S050

Here are my settings:

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And the resulting artwork, the blue circles note where the NP drills should be.

In my CAM tool, I've inspected the drill table, there is no tool code for the drill size I'm looking for. It's like the drill is being completely omitted.

Any ideas would be helpful.

Thanks.

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oldmouldy over 6 years ago

This seems to be fine for me. Check that you have the latest ODB++ Inside version and report this to ODB++ Solutions Alliance support if the problem persists with their latest version. The ODB++ extraction is not a Cadence product.
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Peter Voorhees over 6 years ago in reply to oldmouldy

thanks for replying, oldmouldy. I've updated and still have had no joy. I'll see if a system reboot works, cause... why not? I'll also check in to their support, but their forum is dead.
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oldmouldy over 6 years ago in reply to Peter Voorhees

odb-sa.com seems to have an active forum and there should be a support email address available after registration at that site.
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oldmouldy over 6 years ago in reply to Peter Voorhees

odb-sa.com seems to have an active forum and there should be a support email address available after registration at that site.
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Peter Voorhees over 6 years ago in reply to oldmouldy

Oldmouldy, for sure, I am grateful for everything you do on this forum. I've had many questions, and a quick forum search here usually turns up an answer from you (or one of a handful of super-knowledgeable people).

What I was hoping for here was a quick sanity check of my ODB export settings or things I can check on the cadence end. I've had successful ODB exports in the past (with different boards), but I'm still too new at PCBE to really know the ins and outs, and I'm experienced enough to know I don't see all the moving parts of the software.

Is there any chance I've got my artwork set up incorrectly, or some other thing I should check?
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oldmouldy over 6 years ago in reply to Peter Voorhees

I would say that, getting the drills to the ODB++ output is pretty much a "no-brainer", I have the artwork films setup and that's about it. Check that your mechanical holes have Pads defined for the Begin and End layers - to define the drill depth - generate the NC Drill data directly from PCB Editor and see if you get the drill for the mechanical hole in the output, and add the Drill legend and check that all of the "holes" are correctly listed in the Drill Chart(s). That may isolate an issue.
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