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Subject: Re: [geda-help] via in pad needs tenting...how?
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:43:37 -0700
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Thanks Erich.  Cool video of custom pad creation.
Roger

> On Apr 27, 2021, at 12:25 AM, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
> pcb-rnd allows you to decide if you want a solder mask aperture or not
> for any given via (padstack) by defining a suitable shape in the
> corresponding padstack prototype.
> 
> Also, pcb-rnd now allows distinct via (padstack) types (prototypes) to
> be associated with individual route styles ( i.e. see
> https://archive.org/details/pcb-rnd-octa-via )
> 
> If all of your vias are identical, a fab may assume you want them
> untented, or conversely, may assume you want them tented. I have had
> the same gerbers exported from gEDA PCB come back tented on one
> occasion, untented on another, possibly from different fabs.
> 
> On recent orders with gerbers exported from pcb-rnd, Seeed Studio
> checked if I wanted particular vias or mounting holes tented or not,
> i.e. checking that the solder masks were to be done as
> requested/defined in the gerbers.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Erich
> 
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 3:13 PM Roger Traylor (traylor AT engr DOT orst DOT edu)
> [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>> 
>> Folks,
>> I have an RF part that needs five vias inside its bottom pad.  I’ve inserted the vias
>> but the were not tented to my surprise.  Is there a way to tent vias that are inside
>> a footprint's center pad?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Roger Traylor