If you draw a box around part of your schematic page, this box will take up the whole area and prevent you from connecting traces from outside the box to the Pins inside the box. Please do not use this draw box function in PCB123 schematic tools for now. We will try to fix this problem in the future...

You can run a wider trace from the Pin to the copper pour on top the thermal relief line. This way will increase width of the thermal relief. Select the “free style routing” on top to run trace, then start from the center of the Pin draw a trace to the copper pour. Step11.JPG Select the “Select an o...

First, the "resolution of the coordinate display" problem results when the grid is set to a value which suggests the number of decimal places to display when showing grid coordinates. The complaint is that when the grid value suggests a resolution of two decimal places that coordinate values sometim...

PCb123's default minimun trace/space is 0.007". But if your trace's net properties set the space to other bigger number for spacing, you might get DRC "Pad to Pad" error. Pad to pad.JPG This DRC error is because the Net spacing was set to 0.030". To correct this please mouse over Pin 4 's yellow rat...

I am sorry that we can not use Cam350. If you can convert that to gerber file format, we will be able to make the PCB for you. The Industry standard format for files used to generate artwork necessary for printed circuit board imaging. Sunstone's preferred Gerber format is RS274X, which places apert...

Our prototype SMT stencil size will be 1 inch bigger(1 inch from Top, bottom, left and right) than your board size. If you have special requirements for your stencil order, please put the notes in the Comments section. Your PCB board: will be position in the center of the stencil by default, if you ...

If your PCB123, Sunstone's Premier PCB Design Program's Main file toolbar is missing and you can not get it back. You can go to PCB123 file folder to delete file "Workspace.wsp" file to reset your PCB123 desktop. XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\PCB123 Vista and Win 7: C:\Pro...

<t>When you try to use an "Off page Port" on your schematic to show the connection between different pins on different schematic pages, there are details and steps you need to follow to get the correct port name and net.<br/> <br/> The steps to add an off page ports are:<br/> <br/> 1. Click on the "...

If you are submitting gerber files converted from Protel altium cad software, and you are not sure which one to select on the layer mapping screen during the order process. Below is a list for those file extensions mapping to different layers: .gtl top copper .gbl bottom copper .gts top solder mask ...

If you check the box for either home base or Trapezoidal apertures, your surface mount solder paste pad will be cut as shown in one of the images shown below. If you want to have the original shape, you do not need to check the boxes for home base or Trapezoidal. If you are not sure which one you sh...