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in the padstack-table you can define the properties of vias and pads. if you define a via only at 2 layers (or more) and set the other to undefined, you can create burried and blind vias.
I think you can similarly define uvia by selecting the starting layer as top or layer 1 and making end layer either undefined or particular layer number you want uvia to end at.
So far, I thought that OrCAD layout doesn't support blind and buried vias. If anyone was able to make it work, could you post a screenshot of a blind or buried via in OrCAD layout?
I tried defining the via in only some of the layers in the pad stack editor. But if I go to a layer not defined for the via and turn on layer DRL, I see the drill hole. So by not defining the via in that layer, there is no annular ring for a routing layer and no clearance for a plane layer but there is still the drill hole. On a plane layer, it looks the same as when you define flood planes and poors. So I don't think the NC drill "tape" thruhole.tap will be right. Any advice?
You need to create a drill file for all layer pairs, that is every span of layers covered by your burried and blind vias.
From the help files:
If you want Layout to output a single drill tape file named THRUHOLE.TAP for both plated and non-plated through holes, select the Combine Plated/Non-Plated Thru Holes check box in the Post Process Settings dialog box.
In addition, Layout automatically generates drill tape files for each layer pair that shares a blind or buried via and names them accordingly. For example, a file with the name 1_4.TAP includes data related to layers 1, 4, and all layers in between.
I played with Layout Plus today. I found that just by having vias that wern't defined on all used layers, when I ran the post processing, it automatically created 2 drill files.
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