Drill file not matching pcb file

[Patrick_Miller]

Hello, I can’t seem to figure out why my pcb file is showing a component with the plated throughholes as per usual but my drill file doesn’t show any holes to be drilled. It was also copied from U1 to create U2,U3 and U4 except only U2 is not creating a proper drill file.

U1,U3 and U4 show the drilled holes.

[davidsrsb]

Please tell us your KiCAD version from help - about

Once you reply with this (to show that you are not a Bot) I will promote you a forum level so that you can post your attachments

[Patrick_Miller]

KiCad version is 6.0.9

Platform: Windows 11 (build 22621), 64 bit, 64 bit

[retiredfeline]

Platform? Post the info displayed in About, as mentioned, it’s all there.

Any chance you are looking at a previous version of the drill file? Check the timestamps.

[davidsrsb]

You are now a basic User, so should be able to post attachments here.
We do need your OS information

[Patrick_Miller]

I’ve also deleted and re-layed out U2. I’ve updated the drill file a few times now to refresh.

[retiredfeline]

What software was used to display the drill file? Gerbview? Can you post the drill file instead of just a screenshot of the viewer?

[Piotr]

@Patrick_Miller

I’ve also deleted and re-layed out U2.

1. Can we be sure that you have the same footprint for U1, U2, U3? You told us nothing about it.
2. Have you generated drill files containing PTH and NPTH in one file or in separate files? You also told us nothing about it.

If in separate files than may be your U2 holes are in the second file. May be someone designed for him a footprint with NPTH holes and you used it for U2. At 3D screenshot I can’t see if U2 has plated holes or not.

I think you should write such information in first post to limit the possibilities that should be considered.

[Patrick_Miller]

Well i’m not sure what changed but maybe I wasn’t updating the drill file or I changed a drill file setting?

What I sent to the fab is the attached and noticed there is a .drl file inside. But when I just tried to generate it again my drill files were named as .gbr on the end. So I’m not sure what changed but it looks like its working now.

drill file.zip (834.7 KB)
sensor multiplexer-PTH-drl-drl_map.zip (43.2 KB)

[retiredfeline]

I noticed your drill file doesn’t have the preamble an example of mine does:

; DRILL file {KiCad 6.0.9} date Fri 09 Dec 2022 10:28:58
; FORMAT={-:-/ absolute / inch / decimal}
; #@! TF.CreationDate,2022-12-09T10:28:58+11:00
; #@! TF.GenerationSoftware,Kicad,Pcbnew,6.0.9
; #@! TF.FileFunction,Plated,1,2,PTH
FMAT,2
INCH
; #@! TA.AperFunction,Plated,PTH,ViaDrill
T1C0.0157
; #@! TA.AperFunction,Plated,PTH,ComponentDrill
T2C0.0295
; #@! TA.AperFunction,Plated,PTH,ComponentDrill
T3C0.0315
; #@! TA.AperFunction,Plated,PTH,ComponentDrill
T4C0.0394
; #@! TA.AperFunction,Plated,PTH,ComponentDrill
T5C0.0433
; #@! TA.AperFunction,Plated,PTH,ComponentDrill
T6C0.0598

So maybe you enabled different options for the drill files, dunno.