Strange solder mask openings

On 15/04/16 00:14, TOM HOAG wrote:

I have an Eagle 7.5 PCB that I am working on.  The solder mask layer on

top and bottom have some very strange line openings.  I do not know how

they got there, nor do I know how to remove them.  Please see the images

below.  They don't seem to be part of any component as if I move the

component, they are still there.  Can someone tell me how to remove

these?  Thank you!

 

To be honest, photos of your board are of no use whatever in answering

the question. We can't tell you what's wrong with your board. If you

showed us both the Eagle board editor (or posted your .brd file) and the

Gerber files you sent to the board house, then we would be able to see

whether the error is in your design, the CAM processing, or a mistake by

the board house. Without them we can say nothing.

Thank you for that feedback.  It is certainly on the solder mask layer in the bottom left corner.  You can see it clearly.  It seems I can't add the gerber file to this post, so here is a jpg.

Am 15.04.2016 um 01:14 schrieb TOM HOAG:

I have an Eagle 7.5 PCB that I am working on.  The solder mask layer on

top and bottom have some very strange line openings.  I do not know how

they got there, nor do I know how to remove them.  Please see the images

below.  They don't seem to be part of any component as if I move the

component, they are still there.  Can someone tell me how to remove

these?  Thank you!

 

   

 

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If you see it in the Gerber data it is sure that there is something

drawn in the solder stop layer. If you can not delete them in the layout

editor in EAGLE it is obviously something that comes from a library.

What if you try to move on of the components in this area? Do the solder

stop wires belong to one of the parts there? If yes, you have to check

the package definition......

Regards,

Richard Hammerl

Am 15.04.2016 um 01:14 schrieb TOM HOAG:

I have an Eagle 7.5 PCB that I am working on.  The solder mask layer on

top and bottom have some very strange line openings.  I do not know how

they got there, nor do I know how to remove them.  Please see the images

below.  They don't seem to be part of any component as if I move the

component, they are still there.  Can someone tell me how to remove

these?  Thank you!

 

   

 

--

To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

https://www.element14.com/community/message/194786

 

If you see it in the Gerber data it is sure that there is something

drawn in the solder stop layer. If you can not delete them in the layout

editor in EAGLE it is obviously something that comes from a library.

What if you try to move on of the components in this area? Do the solder

stop wires belong to one of the parts there? If yes, you have to check

the package definition......

Regards,

Richard Hammerl

Am 15.04.2016 um 01:14 schrieb TOM HOAG:

I have an Eagle 7.5 PCB that I am working on.  The solder mask layer on

top and bottom have some very strange line openings.  I do not know how

they got there, nor do I know how to remove them.  Please see the images

below.  They don't seem to be part of any component as if I move the

component, they are still there.  Can someone tell me how to remove

these?  Thank you!

 

   

 

--

To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

https://www.element14.com/community/message/194786

 

If you see it in the Gerber data it is sure that there is something

drawn in the solder stop layer. If you can not delete them in the layout

editor in EAGLE it is obviously something that comes from a library.

What if you try to move on of the components in this area? Do the solder

stop wires belong to one of the parts there? If yes, you have to check

the package definition......

Regards,

Richard Hammerl

I finally gave up trying to figure out this problem.  So I simply used Viewmate to edit the gerber files and remove the lines in the solder mask.  Thank you for your advise.