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Janernst
Jul '18

When I want Align the board with the probe you need 2 references. The first one is automatically choose by the software and marked with an arrow key. Mostly you need a better (smaller) mark for a good prepositioning so I zoom in on the gerber view. After measuring, the software places the marker to a second (mostly opposite) place, but I cannot see it, because I am in the zooming mode and the marker is than always out of reach. That can be a problem if corrections are needed.

Then the problem starts! There is no way of moving the screen view to that place! I can zoom out, but the center of the view is not in the middle of the working place. So it depends on the board and/or position if I can see the arrow key then. Sometimes the marker key stays still out of sight.

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jazozaya
Jul '18

Hi @Janernst,

Welcome to the forums!

Just in case there is confusion on how zooming works.

  • Rotating the mouse wheel forward will zoom in on the location of your cursor
  • Rotating the mouse wheel back will zoom out.
  • If you right click + drag, you are able to pan around in the circuit.

Now, based on your description it sounds like the board you are trying to align is far too large to be printed on the V-One and the pads are appearing outside the print preview. Is that the case? Are you able to share your Gerber files?

If the board dimensions are normal, then can you share a screenshot of the problem? (in a zoomed out view)

One more thing - During alignment you do need 2 references. The software will automatically pick the first one for you but you can override the selection by clicking on a different pad. The software will try to pick pads that are small and far apart, normally choosing drill holes over pads, but sometimes it doesn’t get it quite right.

Janernst
Jul '18

Thanks for your quick responce.
The print is not too large and no the pads are widely within the print preview when starting.
I know the mouse wheel functions, but the right click + drag is new too me.
It is the function I needed, so the problem is solved. Now i’m happy again.

Thanks to You

PS: You say that the software can choose a drill hole as a reference? Is that not dangerous, because the probe can fall in the hole and later do brake the nozzle? I’m very carefull at this. Braking a nozzle is a very expensive hobby I know.

mewertowProduct Manager @ Voltera
Jul '18

Hi @Janernst,

As long as you’ve loaded both the drill file and the copper file, and all the dimensions in the files match the board, the V-One will deliberately avoid the holes during probing. You can still align relative to holes in the ‘Align Circuit’ step without worry.

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