Brad Kosiance wrote:

>For a via that is close to a surface mount pad I need the solder mask to
>cover the via so that the via does not steal the solder away.
>
>Is the best way to do this to set the Solder Mask Override setting to a
>negative number (i.e. -20mil)?
>  
>
Are you sure this actually works?  I have seen the solder flow under the
solder mask, making the solder mask "float" over a big "bubble" of
solder.  It probably makes a big difference whether the PCB technology is
SMOBC or pattern plating.

Jon




 
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