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Printing board with pad holes empty.

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Hello all, I am trying to print a board layout onto transparancy film for a hobby project of mine. To make drilling of the pad holes easier and more accurate, I want the pad holes to be printed without the end of the trace that connects to it. Every thing I have tried so far always leaves the very end of the trace inside the whole. I know this is possible, as I did it some years ago and still have those prints to show for it, but I have not done any board desgin since and simply cannot remember how I achieved this, only that it might have been a ulp.

 

Thanks for any help,

 

Kevin.

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    Am 16.08.2013 18:47, schrieb Kevin Farrows:

    Hello all, I am trying to print a board layout onto transparancy film

    for a hobby project of mine. To make drilling of the pad holes easier

    and more accurate, I want the pad holes to be printed without the end of

    the trace that connects to it. Every thing I have tried so far always

    leaves the very end of the trace inside the whole. I know this is

    possible, as I did it some years ago and still have those prints to show

    for it, but I have not done any board desgin since and simply cannot

    remember how I achieved this, only that it might have been a ulp.

     

    Thanks for any help,

     

    Kevin.

     

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    drill-aid-ulp ?? I never used it, but give it a try.

     

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    Op Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:47:49 +0200 schreef Kevin Farrows 

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    Every thing I have tried so far always

    leaves the very end of the trace inside the whole.

     

    Hello,

     

    You say 'everything', but have you actually printed the board? On screen 

    the trace always shows in the drill hole, when printing it does not.

     

    Not sure if this helps with printing, but if the problem is still there 

    check: Options > set > misc > display mode (this is eagle5.12). This 

    should be set to 'real'.

     

    As a sidenote, the ulp that Joern mentioned can also be useful. It makes 

    it a lot easier to drill the holes yourself, by placing pads with a small 

    drillhole in a seperate layer, which you can than add to the print.

     

    It's been a long time since I last made a board myself, but I used that 

    ulp always.

     

     

    HTH,

     

    Richard