- Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:00 am
#75523
Hi,
I recently received a few Eagle files relating to a board I need to make for a university research project. These files are from Germany. I have been trying to get the board manufactured, but I have been running into problems when I send in my gerber files to my manufacturer (4pcb.com). I am getting errors saying Insufficient trace width and missing soldermask clearance. Here are the error descriptions:
Insufficient trace width:
Requirements:We require a minimum of .005" trace width. A premium is charged for spacing or trace width less than .008".
Resolution:All layout packages provide this as a DFM check. Setting sufficient spacing and trace width in your EDA software is the preferred method. Spacing and trace width push and pull against one another, so changing a problem area may require rerouting traces, adding vias, or moving components False errors can be reduced by eliminating title boxes.
The weird thing is that my trace width is 0.032" in Eagle...much bigger than 0.001".
Missing Soldermask Clearance:
Requirements:All surface mount pads should have soldermask relief, or they will be covered by soldermask, and unsolderable.
The customer service desk people sent me this email:
The top layer indicates that the drill symbol drawing has been merged
with the outer layers.
You will need to generate the artwork without any merge toggle turned
on.
I'm not sure what that means. Which toggle is he referring to? All I did when I made the gerber files is open up the cam job from the board file and did an RS-274x job and an EXCELLON job to make 8 gerber files. I made these types of files:
.cmp
.drd
.dri
.gpi
.plc
.sol
.stc
.sts
If anyone has any idea what might be going on and could give me a few pointers, it would be much appreciated. Also, if you need more information, I would be happy to supply that as well.
Thanks
I recently received a few Eagle files relating to a board I need to make for a university research project. These files are from Germany. I have been trying to get the board manufactured, but I have been running into problems when I send in my gerber files to my manufacturer (4pcb.com). I am getting errors saying Insufficient trace width and missing soldermask clearance. Here are the error descriptions:
Insufficient trace width:
Requirements:We require a minimum of .005" trace width. A premium is charged for spacing or trace width less than .008".
Resolution:All layout packages provide this as a DFM check. Setting sufficient spacing and trace width in your EDA software is the preferred method. Spacing and trace width push and pull against one another, so changing a problem area may require rerouting traces, adding vias, or moving components False errors can be reduced by eliminating title boxes.
The weird thing is that my trace width is 0.032" in Eagle...much bigger than 0.001".
Missing Soldermask Clearance:
Requirements:All surface mount pads should have soldermask relief, or they will be covered by soldermask, and unsolderable.
The customer service desk people sent me this email:
The top layer indicates that the drill symbol drawing has been merged
with the outer layers.
You will need to generate the artwork without any merge toggle turned
on.
I'm not sure what that means. Which toggle is he referring to? All I did when I made the gerber files is open up the cam job from the board file and did an RS-274x job and an EXCELLON job to make 8 gerber files. I made these types of files:
.cmp
.drd
.dri
.gpi
.plc
.sol
.stc
.sts
If anyone has any idea what might be going on and could give me a few pointers, it would be much appreciated. Also, if you need more information, I would be happy to supply that as well.
Thanks