mounting hole layer/trace visibility

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    Hi I am developing a design for a senior design in multisim/ultiboard.  I am trying to place mounting hole on my PCB which i selected from the master library under through hole parts->holes, however when i view the 3D version of my design i do not see the holes go through the board.  I only see an outline of it with a silver pad.  Am I supposed to place the hole on a specific layer like the board outline layer?

    I am also laying out a trace that will be used for a button, a picture of an example is attached.  I have layed this trace in my deisn and was wondering if it needed to be done on a specific layer or have some option selected to that it is left visible when manufactured and not covered with the green plastic of the PCB?

Thanks,

Ronak Patel

[nestor-sg]

Ronak,

Holes are not yet implemented in the 3D View. Our rendering engine has yet to support them. However if you check the Gerber exports you will see that they are included. Is the 3D view the one that is not including them.

On your second question... make your Soldermask layer active (top I would guess) and place the exact shape that you want to leave clear of soldermask on top of this trace. Objects that you see as the color of the soldermask layer will not have the green mask on it.