gEDA-user: 2 newbie Qs

[John Luciani]

On 9/7/06, DJ Delorie <dj at delorie.com> wrote:
>
> > I have the beginnings of a footprint design guide at
> >
> >   http://www.luciani.org/not-quite-ready/doc/fp.pdf
>
> You should note somewhere that it's a bad idea to draw silk over
> anything not covered by the mask; some houses hold designs that have
> silk over unmasked areas, others auto-fix them, still others draw silk
> right over the copper (making it unsolderable).

Thanks.

The following additiion to the description list in the "Silkscreen" section will
appear in the next revision:

   \item[placement] It is good design practice to only place silkscreen
     over areas that are covered by soldermask; some
     manufacturers reject designs that have silkscreen over unmasked
     areas, some auto-fix them while others draw silkscreen over the
     copper (making it unsolderable).

(* jcl *)


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