Categories in Silk Screen Checks

Several silk screen checks analysis tests can be run. For each test performed, results might be reported to the result categories available for that test. In the result category descriptions in this document, the test name is indicated in parentheses after the category name.

Table 1. Result Categories for Silk Screen Checks
Category	Description
SM Clearance (SM Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between silk screen features and solder mask clearances.
SMD Clearance (SMD Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between silk screen features and SMD pads.
PTH Pads Clearance (Pad Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between silk screen features and PTH pads.
Via Pads Clearance (Pad Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between silk screen features and PTH pads.
NPTH Pads Clearance (Pad Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between silk screen features and NPTH pads.
Undrilled Pads Clearance (Pad Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between silk screen features and undrilled pads (possibly fiducials or testpoints).
NPTH Clearance (Hole Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between NPTHs and silk screen features.
PTH Clearance (Hole Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between PTHs and silk screen features.
Via Clearance (Hole Clearance)	Reports distances less than pp_spacing between vias and silk screen features.
Line Widths (Line Width)	Reports width of lines in silk screen layers.
String Line Width (String Properties)	Reports the width and length of string lines in the silk screen layers.