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I have been asked if I can print out the silk screen with only the test points visible.  The PCB has many parts and over 50 TPs. They would like to be able to just see the TPs so they can find them quickly while testing. Been using Eagle for a long time and have never been asked this one before. Any ideas?

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    0 Former Member over 13 years ago

    On 9/20/2012 9:37 AM, Robert Thomas wrote:

    I have been asked if I can print out the silk screen with only the test points visible.  The PCB has many parts and over 50 TPs. They would like to be able to just see the TPs so they can find them quickly while testing. Been using Eagle for a long time and have never been asked this one before. Any ideas?

     

     

     

    You could modify the library part to add what you need to another layer

    and you could turn on that layer and whatever else you need to print for

    that.

     

    -D

     

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    0 Former Member over 13 years ago

    On 9/20/2012 9:37 AM, Robert Thomas wrote:

    I have been asked if I can print out the silk screen with only the test points visible.  The PCB has many parts and over 50 TPs. They would like to be able to just see the TPs so they can find them quickly while testing. Been using Eagle for a long time and have never been asked this one before. Any ideas?

     

     

     

    You could modify the library part to add what you need to another layer

    and you could turn on that layer and whatever else you need to print for

    that.

     

    -D

     

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    0 Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Doug,

         That is a good idea, but only gets me half way there. I can put an outline of the pad on an unsed layer but the names that reside on the names layer are still all or nothing.

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    0 Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    On 9/20/2012 10:45 AM, Robert Thomas wrote:

    Doug,

          That is a good idea, but only gets me half way there. I can put an outline of the pad on an unsed layer but the names that reside on the names layer are still all or nothing.

     

     

     

    Can you add the variable >NAMES to the library part on the new layer?

     

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    0 Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Doug,

         Another good idea, but >NAME doesn't seem to work on anything but the names layers, oh well.

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    0 Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    On 9/20/2012 11:44 AM, Robert Thomas wrote:

    Doug,

          Another good idea, but >NAME doesn't seem to work on anything but the names layers, oh well.

     

     

    It works perfectly for me.

    I use/misuse the variables a lot.

     

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