X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com From: "Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Subject: [geda-user] Suppressing RefDes silk screen in PCB (Gerber) export? Message-ID: Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:31:50 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.2.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Language: en-US Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Hello, With decreasing component size and increasing component density, it is often impossible to put components' RefDes next to the respective components in a legible manner. In these cases, I usually place the RefDes in the middle of components, overlapping the solder pads, so that I still have a good overview of what I'm doing while designing the PCB. The problem is that some PCB houses signal this as an error, and I have to explain that they can simply drop the silk screen print where it overlaps with solder pads. One PCB house even printed the silk screen on top of solder pads, which probably isn't desirable from a soldering point of view (although I didn't experience any problems with the reflow process). My question: is there a way to suppress the RefDes in the exported Gerber files? In the View -> Displayed Element Name menu, PCB offers to show the RefDes, the value or the description (footprint) of the component, but no option 'none'. Any other thoughts on this are welcome too, of course. Best regards, Richard Rasker Linetec -- Linetec Translation and Technology Services Vleerkottelanden 14 7542 MJ Enschede The Netherlands +31-53-4350834 http://www.linetec.nl/ e-mail: rasker AT linetec DOT nl