Mail Archives: geda-user/2014/06/10/06:31:31
On 2014-06-10 09:39:25 PM, Peter Clifton wrote:
> I think this is an artefact of mainline drawing the transparent pads on top
> of each other, and the pcb+gl branch rendering based more closely on what
> the resultant copper will look like.
Well yes, it does look like the copper, so if that's the intention, then fair enough.
The old behaviour was useful for seeing that the overlapping pads were actually
there. New behaviour makes it a bit more working blind. Though I've just noticed
that dragging the element shows the overlapping pads anyway, so that's at least a
way to tell they are there. Good enough I guess.
> If you switch on solder mask display, it should look right. (NB.. I don't
> think the old non gl mainline, or the Lesstif HID would show those overlaid
> pads in non outline view either).
For me it's a paste-mask issue, not a solder-mask issue. I'm only doing overlapping
pads to get a custom paste mask.
The solder mask looks correct on both versions.
> As for the via in pad case, I've not tested this yet, but would expect that
> you should see the drill hole. The via annulus will not show unless it
> protrudes outside the pad.
Yes, you can see the hole fine.
> Flipping sides should work, but perhaps something got broken. The 3D mode
> does force all layers to be rendered in their defined order.
>
Interestingly enough unmodified-tab and shift-tab DO work ok. Only the
ctrl-shift-tab "x-ray-vision" doesn't work. Is the support for the mirrored
projection that this mode requires lacking?
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