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ID:4298
From:ge...@igor2.repo.hu
Date:Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:23:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject:Re: [pcb-rnd] Bug: Changing geometry on component on other side
in-reply-to:4221 from Majenko Technologies <ma...@majenko.co.uk>
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Hi Majenko,
 
On Wed, 24 Jun 2020, Majenko Technologies wrote:
 
>Load the attached PCB.  There is one 1206 component on the reverse.
>
>Make sure that both top and bottom masks are turned on. There is currently
>no mask on the pads (which is not the problem).
>
>* Switch to the reverse of the board with tab.
>* RIght click a padstack and edit the geometry. Select prototype tab.
>* Select "change" for the "top mask"
>* Select "top copper" in the drop down and "Copy shape from".
>* Close
>* Close prototype window
>
>No mask aperture has appeared. Instead flip back to the top side of the
>board with <tab>. You see the aperture is there on the top side of the
>board.
>
>Save the board (file -> save)
>
>Revert (file -> revert)
>
>You will now find that the mask aperture is on the bottom side of the board
>where it *should* be (the same side as the "top" copper and "top" silk).
>
>So it looks like it's doing the right thing as far as the subc is concerned,
>but the initial update of the display with the data is done assuming the
>component is on the top side of the board, not the bottom.
 
Thanks, excellent recipe; it was indeed still broken. Fixed in r32537, 
please test!
 
TIA,
 
Igor2
 
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