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-===== Create masks for uv exposure =====+====== Create masks for uv exposure ​======
  
 This page describes how to get masks from EAGLE board view. This page describes how to get masks from EAGLE board view.
  
-==== Resources ====+===== Resources ​=====
  
-The PCB Design has to be ready. This guide assumes using EAGLE as design software. For printing out a laser printer and appropriate transparent foils are needed. Optional: ​Toner density spray+The PCB Design has to be ready. This guide assumes using EAGLE as design software. For printing out a laser printer and appropriate transparent foils are needed. Optional: ​toner compressor
  
-==== Procedure ====+===== Procedure ​=====
  
 In order to expose a board one needs a mask which is black in all the places the copper should not be removed from the board. You can get that from EAGLE when displaying the correct layers. In order to print the mask for the bottom of the board the only enabled layers should be 16, 17 and 18 (see <imgref ChooseLayersForBottom>​). In order to expose a board one needs a mask which is black in all the places the copper should not be removed from the board. You can get that from EAGLE when displaying the correct layers. In order to print the mask for the bottom of the board the only enabled layers should be 16, 17 and 18 (see <imgref ChooseLayersForBottom>​).
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   - check layout by holding it to the light, black parts should be really dark, if not continue   - check layout by holding it to the light, black parts should be really dark, if not continue
   - print again to the same foil, it should be clearly darker now, reapeat if neccessary   - print again to the same foil, it should be clearly darker now, reapeat if neccessary
-  - optional: apply toner density spray to further darken the printout+  - optional: apply toner compressor ​to further darken the printout
  
 <​imgcaption PrintExposureMask|Print exposure mask>​{{:​ee:​PrintExposureMask.png?​400}}</​imgcaption>​ <​imgcaption PrintExposureMask|Print exposure mask>​{{:​ee:​PrintExposureMask.png?​400}}</​imgcaption>​
  
-Printing multiple times to the same foil can be hard. Normal laser printers are not designed for this tasks, so there will probably be some wasted foils.+Printing multiple times to the same foil can be hard. Normal ​(laserprinters are not designed for this tasks, so there will probably be some wasted foils.
  
-Do the same for the top side of the board. The mask for the top side is generated with layers 1, 17 and 18 enabled. **Important:​** It is essential to mirror the layout, there is an extra option for this on the print menu.+The procedure ​for the top side of the board is the same. The mask for the top side is generated with layers 1, 17 and 18 enabled. **Important:​** It is essential to mirror the layout, there is an extra option for this on the print menu.
  
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