Hi Folks, How does one create non plated holes? If there is a way.. I just can't seem to figure it out! I create holes with no pads, but they are still plated....
Moses, If you still want to go ahead then you will need to let your pcb manufacturer know which holes are to be non-plated, and their exact locations. One way...
What is the reason you want them unplated? if its so they wont be connected you can do that another way. Make a copper island on all layers around the hole. ...
Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll try the PLATED/UNPLATED edit in the drill file. I don't really need non-plated holes myself.. I actually have made boards ...
Yes the holes are plated through with copper. Its done by coating the inside of the holes with a conductive ink that sticks to the resin/glass. the step is...
The copper is plated on, no rivets. But what i don't understand is why you don't get unplated holes if you make the copper pad smaller than the hole. That's...
Hi, One reason i could think of is, plastic studs would be used in these holes for mounting. if there is a non metallic surface, it is easy to make a counter...
Firstly as a first time poster I have to say thanks to Allan for such a great product. Fast, easy to use, packed with features and stable. I have used a number...
I've seen that error before.. I could not figure out the problem, they appear to draw just fine for me as well. I'm not sure if I ever submitted a board that...
... such a ... I ... want ... I have just been playing around with the generated gerbers. The error appears to be contained within the board outline section....
I was looking at the contents of a design file and I noticed that although at the top of the file it says, "units: MIL", many of the position coordinate pairs...
Hi Rick, Simple answer is that the units elected at the time of saving a footprint stay with it, even when added to a design with a different setting. Regards,...
... The parts I am referring to are specified in MIL. But the position data for the placement and reference are in NM. Perhaps I started the board in metric...
... If you save a board with nm selected then in the fpc file you will see footprints and reference locations in nm, but if you then save with mils the fpc...
... mils ... That is what I expected, but that is not what I am seeing. I also see small errors when the software converts between units. But I think when it...
Is this an arbitrary number? What would it take to increase this. I think 10 layer boards are not so uncommon these days with the fine pitch of BGAs. I did...
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:43:22 +0200, Rick Collins <gnuarm.2006@...> ... Maybe FreePCB might not be the preferred choice for boards as complex as that, at...
Actually, you can create a board with up to 16 layers in FreePCB, although this is an undocumented feature that is not fully supported by the User Interface. ...
Hi folks I've just completed a layout for a single sided pcb. I hadn't realised when I was "tracking it out" that I was working on the top copper layer which...
... Martyn, My FpcPlace tool (on the Downloads page) will output a part list from a FreePCB database. The listing is primarily aimed at component location and...
if you design a single side pcb , ALWAYS set in the project file that it has 2 layers, you will see there is then a "bottom layer" which you can select. I...
As zopfi has also pointed out, you should probably set up your project with 2 layers instead of one, even for a single-layer board. For one thing, this makes...
Thanks Bruse, That looks useful. I ideally need to produce a BoM - and this looks like it could be imported into a spreadsheet. Regards Martyn ... from a...
Thanks Alan OK on 2 layers. I wish I had done that. I have used the layout and mirrored it to produce a prototype PCB. But I also need to send the board Gerber...
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