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From: Jan Kasprzak <kas AT fi DOT muni DOT cz>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Solder-thickened traces
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Peter Stuge wrote:
: Jan Kasprzak wrote:
: > traces partly without the solder mask and thickened by adding a
: > solder (HASL) to them. How can I do this in pcb?
: 
: The only thing that comes to my mind is to make an element with a
: long pad, which will be that trace.

	It would be possible, but it would not allow for an arbitrary 
shape of the trace.

: I don't know if it's possible to set or clear a soldermask flag on
: trace segments.

	I think it might be sufficient to be able to "draw a hole"
in the solder mask. That washing machine PCB had a wide trace (about 3 mm),
with a bit narrower hole in the solder mask (about 2 mm wide).

-Yenya

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