1] i wouldn't worry about not seeing the hole as long as it is the drill file
2] no there is no way and it really is a shame Dennis Saputelli Paresh Pai wrote: > > Hi everybody. > > I am facing the following problems in 99SE > > 1. I have designed a single sided PCB for a microcontroller programmer. It has a > 7812 regulator chip which is to be soldered and also fitted to the PCB (using a > small nut), so that the PCB ground copper acts like a heat sink. To do this, I have > placed a rectangular copper fill with a hole in the center and aligning the hole > with that of the 7812 (TO220 package).To generate the hole I placed a > pad(multilayer) and adjusted its hole size to be equal to X-size and Y-size (all 100 > mil).But when I generate a print preview by using following settings, I do not see > the hole in the copper fill. The whole copper fill appears as black. > The settings I use are : > > Include Top side > Include bottom side > Include double sides ........ all are selected(checked) > > Show holes ......selected(checked) > > Color set....... Black & White > > The layers selected in the preview are > Bottom layer > Keepout layer > Multilayer > > Can anybody help me to find the hole ? > > 2. My second problem is regarding libraries. > When I load a new schematic, is there any way to know the library from where each > component was taken by the designer of the schematic ? If you double-click on a > component , it shows the library reference,footprint etc. but the library is not > known. Similarly in PCB editor, it shows the footprint etc. but the library is not > shown. > > Thanks in advance. > > Paresh Pai > -- _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
