{"id":157970,"date":"2022-06-06T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-the-imported-trace-data-is-mapped-on-the-pcb-layers-what-would-cause-imported-trace-data-to-be-mapped-incorrectly\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:58:11","slug":"how-the-imported-trace-data-is-mapped-on-the-pcb-layers-what-would-cause-imported-trace-data-to-be-mapped-incorrectly","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-the-imported-trace-data-is-mapped-on-the-pcb-layers-what-would-cause-imported-trace-data-to-be-mapped-incorrectly\/","title":{"rendered":"How the imported trace data is mapped on the PCB layers? What would cause imported trace data to be mapped incorrectly?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trace data is imported using source points. Source points are based on X,Y and Z location. 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