Drill marks

• Drill marks
  Posted by billysdomain on 01 Sep, 2011 09:58
• Hi,
  
  Does anyone know how to put a centre spot in all the drill spots on a PCB printed from Camtastic onto a laminate?
  
  I have the marks, and the drill drawings, but i just want a little dot in the middle of all the pads that i need to drill so i can centre more easy - no matter what i do, change color, change layer order, i cant get them to come out on the print.....
  
  Thanks
  
  Billy
• #1 Reply
  Posted by mikeselectricstuff on 01 Sep, 2011 14:08
• You probably have to specify pad holes to be in the gerber before it gets to camtastic.
  
  
• #2 Reply
  Posted by billysdomain on 01 Sep, 2011 15:30
• The pad holes are there in the PCB router, all i do is generate the gerber from that - for example if i place a DIP part, i see the holes in the PCB designer, and the drill marks in the gerber, but it prints just as a black pad
  
  Id be alright if i had a CNC drill machine!
• #3 Reply
  Posted by jahonen on 01 Sep, 2011 17:11
• PCB manufacturers don't like holes in the pads or vias in gerbers, so they are not usually included for a good reason. Therefore one must put them there deliberately.
  
  Regards,
  Janne