Ed, Solder paste goes on the global fiducials in the CAD data and this is done specifically for stencil alignment. Solder paste is not required on the other fiducials and solder paste is not required on the fiducials for assembly just for stencil alignment. Thanks Tony Cosentino Tekelec 919-460-3656 ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gnieski_mike@xxxxxxx Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 2:11 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: paste pad on fiducial For clearance in the solder stencil? for allignment? ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Caldwell Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 3:02 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] paste pad on fiducial I can't remember why paste pads are on fiducials... can anyone help me. Thanks, Ed