X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Envelope-From: paubert AT iram DOT es Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:03:46 +0200 From: Gabriel Paubert To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] another (hopefully) quick question Message-ID: <20140611070346.GA10408@visitor2.iram.es> References: <5397A1B7 DOT 1000600 AT neurotica DOT com> <201406110026 DOT s5B0Qb8x009612 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201406110026.s5B0Qb8x009612@envy.delorie.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Spamina-Bogosity: Unsure X-Spamina-Spam-Score: -0.2 (/) X-Spamina-Spam-Report: Content analysis details: (-0.2 points) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP 0.8 BAYES_50 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 40 to 60% [score: 0.5030] Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 08:26:37PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: > > two options: > > 1. Turn the waveguide into an element, so you can edit the soldermask > big enough. > > 2. Create a new layer called "extra top soldermask" that has the edits > you want, and merge the gerbers in post-processing. Solution 2 is what I've been doing for years. Merging the photoplotter files manually is relatively easy (even if having tools for this would be nice). Gabriel