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Correctly displayed text on bottom surface

autodeskguest

To correctly display text on the bottom surface, what should the

settings be?

 

Layer= 26bNames?

Text mirrored (and thus shows up as mirrored in the board view)?

 

 

Thanks

 

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  • KR wrote:

    Gary Gofstein wrote:

    you can put the text on any layer you want, what makes it appear on

    the bottom of the board is whether that layer is included in the

    bottom silkscreen gerber file. make sure you use vector font or you

    will get a nasty surprise when the board arrives ( been there ).

     

    the text should be mirrored when viewed in the board editor which is a

    top view. if the text is attached to a package, it will mirror

    automatically when you mirror the package to place it on the bottom.

     

    Gary,

     

    Thanks for the feedback.  Have already had two surprises with missing

    (wrong layer) and mirrored (correct layer, but not mirrored on board

    view)..

    I am not familiar with what you mean by package??

     

    Ken

     

    Gary,

     

    Never mind the package question. Read your comments a little to fast and

    before that first cup of coffee..  Yes, I know what you meant.

    Having been through two text errors, I just need to be more careful.

    One unexpected effect-- and that may be the nasty surprise you referred

    to-- is although the mirrored text is displayed inside the board with

    the proportional font that was used, part of the text is cut off as it

    is positioned too close to the physical board edge.

     

    Ken

     

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  • KR wrote:

    Gary Gofstein wrote:

    you can put the text on any layer you want, what makes it appear on

    the bottom of the board is whether that layer is included in the

    bottom silkscreen gerber file. make sure you use vector font or you

    will get a nasty surprise when the board arrives ( been there ).

     

    the text should be mirrored when viewed in the board editor which is a

    top view. if the text is attached to a package, it will mirror

    automatically when you mirror the package to place it on the bottom.

     

    Gary,

     

    Thanks for the feedback.  Have already had two surprises with missing

    (wrong layer) and mirrored (correct layer, but not mirrored on board

    view)..

    I am not familiar with what you mean by package??

     

    Ken

     

    Gary,

     

    Never mind the package question. Read your comments a little to fast and

    before that first cup of coffee..  Yes, I know what you meant.

    Having been through two text errors, I just need to be more careful.

    One unexpected effect-- and that may be the nasty surprise you referred

    to-- is although the mirrored text is displayed inside the board with

    the proportional font that was used, part of the text is cut off as it

    is positioned too close to the physical board edge.

     

    Ken

     

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