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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON [quote][i]Originally posted by psxforum[/i] [br]Sometimes you may want to open a 'window' in your solder mask/resist to allow something like a copper shape to be available as a conducting surface. Plotting solder masks will automatically deal with generating windows for the necessary pads/vias, but for copper you will need to make the windows yourself. Assuming you already have a copper shape (either in the design or in a footprint) that you want to keep clear of resist, here is all you need to do: [list] [*]Select the copper shape[/*] [*]Copy[/*] [*]Paste[/*] [*]Right-click and 'Cancel Move'[/*] [*]Select the new copper shape, right-click and 'Change Shape Type'[/*] [*]Change the type to 'Doc Shape'[/*] [*]Right-click and 'Change Layer' to change to the required layer[/*] [/list] You should now have a shape on your resist layer that corresponds to the copper shape. If you want to slightly 'oversize' your mask shape: [list] [*]Select the shape[/*] [*]Right-click and 'Resize Shape'[/*] [*]Enter the amount by which you want the shape to be grown[/*] [/list] [/quote]    Upload a file Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.