Electronic – How to find buried vias in Altium Designer

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I am working on a complex 8-layer PCB to which I have made a number of changes and improvements.

I now want to sent the board out for production and want to check for any unnecessary cost. One of the things I want to check is for any buried vias. The board has plenty of blind vias. If a buried via is found, I want to design it out.

My question is; How do you find buried vias in Altium Designer?

Best Answer

In Altium Designer, have the PCB file open.

  1. In the bottom right-hand corner select the PCB menu.
  2. Select PCB from the menu.

Steps 1 & 2

The PCB tab opens and by default docks to the left-hand side.

  1. Open the dropdown menu.
  2. Select Hole Size Editor.

Steps 3 & 4

  1. Find an entry that doesn't connect to either the Top Layer or Bottom Layer and select the check box.

Step 5

The burried vias will show up in the areas highlighted above, if any.

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