I sent my first order using Kicad, the manufacturer is telling me that the drill holes with copper plate are missing, there are on un-plated holes? I’m guessing he/she is talking about the vias, How can I check that? and if I made a mistake is any way to select all vias and change them at once?
Thanks,
The standard settings in the drill file generator generate two drill files. One for plated holes and one for non plated holes.
They should be able to read both of them. Maybe they didn’t see that there are two files.
If you (or your manufacturer) want both of them in the same file you can select the option Merge PTH and NPTH holes into one file
That was exactly the problem, thanks very much
Some manufacturers cannot use merged files, hence the default
I usually plot the “Drill Map” files along with the actual NC drill files. A visual examination confirms that the holes - especially the (usually non-plated) mounting holes, holes for switches and connectors, etc - are where I want them to be.
(The Drill Map is also useful as a template if your printer cooperates and renders it at 1:1 scale. It helps you drill an enclosure or front-panel, if you need one for an early prototype of the project.)
Dale
