Re: gEDA-user: gold plating layer

[sdb@xxxxxxxxxx (Stuart Brorson)]

> 
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 07:45:07AM -0500, Stuart Brorson wrote:
> > Any gold plating is usually done directly on top the copper layer.  It
> > is called out on the assembly drawing as part of the specification of
> > the copper layer.
> > 
> > I have never seen a separate gold plate layer in a PCB layout
> > program.  Has anybody else?  Are there situations where you wouldn't
> > plate certain areas of surface copper (if you are plating)?  Can PCB
> 
> Yes, PCI cards. Everything away from the edge is unplated.

Yes, you and other who pointed this out are right; I forgot.  I've
never done a board using edge connectors.   :-)

Stuart