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Sender: Russ Dill <russ DOT dill AT gmail DOT com>
From: Russ Dill <Russ DOT Dill AT asu DOT edu>
To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com
Subject: [geda-user] Merge layers during print
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:59:50 -0700
Message-Id: <1342432792-29260-1-git-send-email-Russ.Dill@asu.edu>
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This small patch series adds a couple of attributes in order to allow
layers to be merged with special named layers during print. The first
is just a 'PCB::skip-print' attribute that can be used to prevent
a layer from being printed on its own. The second is a 'PCB::merge'
attribute. It can be set to a print layer name like 'fab', or 'toppaste'.

So if you want to open up the solder mask on the component side, just set
the PCB::skip-print attribute, and then set PCB::merge to componentmask.
Draw a polygon where you want soldermask cleared, and done. Same with adding
notes and annotations to the fab drawing, or extra windows in the stencil.