is there a way to remove those pesky little crosshairs that appear on the board next to the text.
or am i missing something? i usually just scratch them off before etching, but occasionally
I miss one or two.
thanks
There is a difference between the crosshairs that note the center of the part, those are in Torigin layer. The crosshairs for smashed labels and values are a different beast, and I am not even sure how you got them to show on the print.
So what exactly is it you're trying to do? The crosshairs show the origins of the components, whether smashed or otherwise. Turning off that layer removes them all on my designs....?
You seem to be talking about the schematic, while some of the people here were referring to the board. As for the schematic, once you smash a component, you are stuck with the origins for the name and value. You can , of course, delete them.
If you click on the "I" icon (information), you can un-smash the component, and the names and values resume their default locations without origins.
I can understand having the names showing, but that's not usually done in copper. I only put them on my boards if I am having them professionally done, and they can be printed on. I would probably recommend against etching them, though.
BTW, I didn't mean that there is never a reason to etch some information. Sometimes, I will add an orientation mark. I also put my logo in the copper, usually as a negative as explained here many months ago. What I meant was simply that it seems none of us really understand what the OP is trying to do. Or conversely, he doesn't understand the correct information that has been given to him about origins on the board.
thats what i was doing. I put the microchip no. and a monagram on the board. So when its done etching. those 2 or more names are in copper. then when i'm done
i clear coat it. I thing it just looks cool to me having some of the names and such on the board in the shiny coppey.
thats what i was doing. I put the microchip no. and a monagram on the board. So when its done etching. those 2 or more names are in copper. then when i'm done
i clear coat it. I thing it just looks cool to me having some of the names and such on the board in the shiny coppey.
Ah, I understand now. But what's wrong with hiding the tOrigin and bOrigin layer to get rid of the crosshairs? I guess I don't quite understand what the problem was with that.....
just an example. sometimes i etch other names or pin id's onto the board. and every so often i miss scratching a crosshair off and when i'm checking the tracks i
sometimes find one i miss and have to dig it off. i guess i should really find a differant way to do some of the smaller labels then etching them in.
just an example. sometimes i etch other names or pin id's onto the board. and every so often i miss scratching a crosshair off and when i'm checking the tracks i
sometimes find one i miss and have to dig it off. i guess i should really find a differant way to do some of the smaller labels then etching them in.
Ah, got it. Well as I've said, you can turn off just the layer that shows the crosshairs, so they won't show up on the boards (I think--I've never etched my own PCBs, to be honest )