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Re: gEDA-user: solder mask on polygon

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:13:20 +0200, Stefan Salewski wrote:

> Are you really talking about "draw inverted polygons in the solder mask"
> or do you mean inverted polygons in the copper.

Well, both :-)
 

> The later would be indeed very nice, and I can remember talk about this
> on this list. But inverted polygons in the solder mask -- I have no idea
> for which we need this.

Exposed copper text with HAL is better readable than solder mask covered. 
Shielding sheets need exposed copper polygons to be soldered to the pcb. 
Inverted text in solder mask is a nice way to label fat supply tracks. It 
can also be used as poor mans silk screen.     

---<(kaimartin)>---



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