I am new to PCB designing and I've finished creating the my first prototype board. I want to send it to get printed but I'm worried that I haven't done my traces correctly because they do not show up in the 3D viewer. Looking at other renderings from Altium I can see the traces on the top layer. Have I done this incorrectly or is there a setting I need to turn on to see them?
Electronic – Altium 15 – Cannot see traces in 3D view
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Best Answer
There are several 3D display modes:
And there's other controls too, in the View Configuration screen (press L):
In particular, the Solder Mask can either be turned off, or its opacity turned down to reveal the copper tracks under it.