Allegro/OrCAD Rigid Flex Design Creation Best Practices
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6. Deselect the checkboxes for COVERLAY_TOP and ADHESIVE_TOP in the Flex Stiffener column.
7. Add the STIFFENER_TOP and EPOXY_TOP to the FLEX_STIFFENER stackup definition, by selecting the
check boxes in the Flex Stiffener column.
On review of the stackup, the EPOXY_TOP and STIFFENER_TOP are not found to be in the correct
order. The order of these two stackups needs to be swapped.
8. In Cross Section Editor, choose the Edit - Mask Layer Order menu command.
In the resultant dialog, the mask layers can be repositioned in the stackup.
9. Select the STIFFENER_TOP layer.
10. Select the Up arrow and move the STIFFENER_TOP layer above the EPOXY_TOP layer placing the
layers in the correct order.
11. Click OK.
