New Rule - Silk Over Component Pads

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Modified by Admin on Nov 6, 2013

Silk Over Component Pads, a new rule added to the Manufacturing Rule set, ensures correct clearance between silk screen and copper in component pads that is exposed through openings in the solder mask. This check ensures that the distance is greater or equal with the value specified by the user (as shown below).

Technical Reference

Silkscreen Over Component Pads

See the feature in Action

Silk Over Component Pads Demostration Video

{Note} The Video was created with Altium Designer Release Winter 09. The Rule was modified for the following releases so that not all information from the Video are up to date. {Note}