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Silkscreen layout (Layer)

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Hey guys, I am planning to do silkscreen layer for my DIY PCB. So which layer should be visible and which layer should not be visible ?

 

Do we have option to choose where we want the entire layout to be in silkscreen layer ?

 

Thank you

  • On 6/18/2012 6:56 AM, Vincent vick.kok@hotmail.com wrote:

    Hey guys, I am planning to do silkscreen layer for my DIY PCB. So which layer should be visible and which layer should not be visible ?

     

    Do we have option to choose where we want the entire layout to be in silkscreen layer ?

     

    Thank you

     

     

    You can control which eagle layers get output into which gerber files in

    the CAM processor.   I've usually seen people put tPlace, tNames,

    tDocument in the top silkscreen.    Sometimes tValues is also included

    but this can get messy fast unless your layout is very sparse.

     

    Regards,

    Jim

     

     

  • in reply to Former Member

    On Mon, 18 Jun 2012, Jim Littlefield wrote to us saying :

    I've usually seen people put tPlace, tNames, tDocument in the top

    >silkscreen.

     

    Usually not tDocument actually. For most libraries (although the

    supplied ones aren't consistent on it) the tPlace layer should contain

    the outline for the silk screen, while tDocu fills in the bits that have

    to be excluded for solder mask - i.e. the parts of the outline that

    cover the pads, such as pins.

     

    Of course if you're doing a top-side silk on a single-sided board then

    you may well want those extra bits.

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