photo mode should consider nopaste
Bug #1322000 reported by
chrysn
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gEDA project |
New
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
| pcb |
New
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Wishlist
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Newell Jensen | ||
Bug Description
the photo export mode, at least up to version 20140316, does not give a visual indication of where solder paste will be applied. the information is there (it gets exported in the paste gerbers), but only one mode can be chosen as output (tinned, copper, or other finishings).
a better solution in my opinion would be to have an option for finishing (could stay copper/
showing the paste mask visually would make it easier to see mistakes in the fiducial setup, and would generally give a more realistic impression of the board.
Revision history for this message
| DJ Delorie (djdelorie) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in pcb: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| Changed in geda-project: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| tags: | added: png-export |
| Changed in pcb: | |
| milestone: | none → next-feature-release |
| Changed in pcb: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Newell Jensen (newell-jensen) |
| Changed in pcb: | |
| milestone: | pcb-4.1.0 → pcb-4.1.1 |
| Changed in pcb: | |
| milestone: | pcb-4.1.1 → pcb-4.2.0 |
| Changed in pcb: | |
| milestone: | pcb-4.2.0 → future-bug-fix-release |
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While an option to show applied paste might be useful, keep in mind that the paste itself is not "part of" the manufactured board the same was that copper or silk are "part of" the board. Thus, it would be out of place in a photorealistic image of the manufactured board. Other photo options like copper/
One could argue that we should show more steps than just the manufactured board, but at the moment we don't.