--- In kicad-users@..., "prenato_2000" <prenato_2000@...> wrote:
Hi Robert,
Thanks a lot for your feedback. Here's an image. The layer in blue are
the drill holes where the four large ones in the four corners are the
1PIn screw holes. The green color is the solder mask in the bottom
layer. I have 5 SMD capacitors there and these are the mask opening for
those (I suppose). Given that the 1PIN are just screw holes, I'm
wondering why they would need a solder mask opening for these holes? I'm
probably missing something basic here since I'm new at this.
Thanks in advance,P
--- In kicad-users@..., "robert" <madworm_de.yahoo@>
wrote:
"there are 4 drill size 3.0 mm that are missing solder mask opening
,see the picture .we kindly propose you could update the gerber file ."
I used the 1PIN module in the pcb design tool to add these holes.
I haven't had problems with "1pin" before. Did you check the gerber
files with a gerber viewer? (gerbv is quite good). Can you post them, or
at least the 'picture'?
Hello Renato,
By default, KiCad's through-hole pads don't have solder paste layers checked (I don't know why, and that's one of the reasons I never use modules from the standard libraries). Is it possible that this is a case of terminology, i.e., confusion between "solder paste mask" (the one through which solder paste goes) and "solder mask" (the one that stops solder)?
Best regards,
Esteban
