Re: gEDA-user: How do you create soldermask?

[Stephen Meier <smeier@AlchemyResearch.com>]

Bob,

Look at my document www.meierrippin.com/pcb_landpattern_design.pdf

Also I will include an 805 resister that opens up the soldermask for you 
as an example.

Steve Meier


Bob Paddock wrote:

> Anyone have a soldermask "How To"?
>
> I do not understand the process for making a correct soldermask.
>
> If I fire up PCB and place a 0805 part from the ~gEDA library of foot prints, 
> then turn on "Show soldermask", the entire board turns red.
>
> Do I have to do something to every 0805 I place?
>
> I submitted a board to Advance Circuits on-line DRC checker, and
> it confirmed that the entire board was covered with mask.
>
> http://www.freedfm.com/
>
>
>
>  
Element(0x00 "" "R0" "" 120 30 -31 -82 0 100 0x00)
(
	Pad(0 -3 0 3 50 30 70 "" "1" 0x00000100)
	Pad(75 -3 75 3 50 30 70 "" "2" 0x00000100)
	ElementLine(-36 -35 111 -35 10)
	ElementLine(111 -35 111 35 10)
	ElementLine(111 35 -36 35 10)
	ElementLine(-36 35 -36 -35 10)
)