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Naming conventions of Mechanical Layers

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Topic: Naming conventions of Mechanical Layers
Posted By: almhuq75
Subject: Naming conventions of Mechanical Layers
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2024 at 10:49am
Hi All,

What are the names of all the Mechanical layers that FPX footprint expert generates?

Mechanical 1- Is this layer assembly layer or 3D component body?
Mechanical 11- Is this layer courtyard or keepout layer ?
Mechanical 12 - Is this layer board outline
Mechanical 13- ?
Mechanical 15 - ?
Mechanical 15 - ?


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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2024 at 11:30am
You can change the Layer Number to whatever you want. 

Do not change "eMechanical", just the layer number. 



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Posted By: cioma
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2024 at 1:55am
As I understand those are layer names for Altium Designer when a footprint is exported to it from Footprint Expert.


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