Controlling Solder Mask & Paste Mask
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Topic: Controlling Solder Mask & Paste Mask
Posted By: lalexman
Subject: Controlling Solder Mask & Paste Mask
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2012 at 6:22pm
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Currently is there any way to control the pad sizes for the solder mask and paste mask layers when outputting to PADS Layout?
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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2012 at 7:09pm
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PADS Layout has a padstack editor that allows the user to add any layer to any pin. You can over size and undersize the solder mask and paste mask to your liking. I like to add Assembly Top & Bottom to the padstack so I can selectively add assembly pads to parts I want and remove it (do not add it) for parts I don't. |
Posted By: lalexman
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2012 at 7:17pm
| I understand you can do that in Pads. My question is what does PCB Footprint expert do for soldermask and solderpaste when it outputs decals to pads ? Are they the same size as the pad ? What do you mean by swelled soldermask ? Are the soldermask created largerthen the pad size ? If so is this size controllable ? |
Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2012 at 7:32pm
Yes, the user preferences in every "Setup > Preferences > Terminals > Terminal Type > Settings (tab)" -  |