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Create manufacturing data

philE
I am trying to write a skill program that will create all of the files required when a layout is completed and ready to go to fab or assembly.  I just want to issue a command like “CreateMFG” and have it create:
1.       Gerber artworks
2.       Drill data
3.       Fabrication PDF
4.       Assembly PDF
5.       Pick and Place info
6.       ODBC++ info

Does anybody have anything like this that I could use as a starting point?  Writing a skill program to create a pdf of the drawings is the one I really need an example of.

Thanks, Phil
 

  • OK, how about this instead....can anybody give me an example of skill code which can create a pdf file from a comand line comand.

  • It is possible - but not at all trivial.

    Take a look at Apache FOP (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/).

    I can give you some more hints if you're prepared to embark on this path.

    At this stage I'm not exactly sure what you are wanting as an answer. Having a one-button output generation utility requires a reasonably intelligent engine. I have done something similar - for outputting ODB++. Here are the the command lines:

    sprintf(cmd, "brd2odb -dgr -a2l -c a -d -jn %s -v14_thermals -s all -sf %s-xu mm -ssfs u -read_sqa no %s\\%s.brd",
        lowerCase(axlCurrentDesign()), if(suppressUnconnectedPads, "-sp ", ""), getWorkingDir(), axlCurrentDesign())
    axlRunBatchDBProgram("brd2odb", cmd, ?noUnload t)

    This is a small subset of the overall utility. 

    Cheers, Dave

  • Thanks for the reply.

    All I want to do is to have a program which turns on 4 layers of the PCB design layout, figure out the extent of the data which is now visible and make a PDF of that data.

    Does my explanation make sense?

    Thanks,

    Phil

  • Hi

    If you have Adobe PDF installed (Acrobat, not reader) then you can use the attached compiled skill program to create pdf files.

    Version 7 and 8 are implemented, if you use version 6 set it to 7 and if you use 9 then set it to 8.

    It basically plots your film setup inside manufacturing.

    There are some glitches - no spaces allowed in directory and board file names.

    After loading the skill program, use "ns_pdf" to run.

    Best regards

    Ole

    ns_pdf.zip

  • Hi Phil,

    This can be achieved relatively easily (and freely) by using ghostscript and a free Acrobat distiller.

    Let us know which way you decide to go.

    Dave

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