white) and click on OK, select OK in the Add Layer dialog window and then select Close in the Layers dialog window.Ĥ) Place the new text ( Vector font of size 5 or greater) on the new layer named ' negative', inside the new copper pour.ĥ) Click on File in the Main Menu, choose Export in the drop-down menu and select DXF. in the drop-down menu, under the tab in the Layers dialog window select Add, enter the new layer name ' negative' and click on the Color: box.ģ) In the Color dialog window select a color (e.g. If you don't mind slogging through a 17-step procedure, here is how to do it.ġ) Create a new copper pour just large enough to accomodate the new text, place it in the desired location inside of and on the same layer as the main copper pour using the default settings, then update all copper pours.Ģ) In the Main Menu click on Route, choose Layer Setup. As far as I know, you will need to create a separate/smaller copper pour, create a temporary layer, convert the text into Route Keepout polylines, change the new copper pour's settings and update all copper pours.

Diptrace dxf to keepout