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Is there a way to plot multiple artwork layers to a PDF?

We currenly plot each film layer to a PDF for viewing. At this time, it has to be done one film layer at a time. I want to know if there is a way, either in SKILL or a script, to plot some, or all, of the films defined in Manufacturing Artwork. When you are talking about sometimes 15-20 film layers, it could save a lot of time.

djhutchi over 14 years ago

Have you tried running %cdsroot%\tools\pcb\bin\artwork ?
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eephillip over 14 years ago

Since I'm generating gerbers anyway I use a tool called viewmate, you can get a freeware version, and it has this handy option in the print section called print all board layers (one per page) then I just print to my pdf printer.
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dlocke over 14 years ago

Yes, visit www.daltools.com
The "dal plot" program does what you are asking. Watch the demo. There is a temporary license in the download zip file that will allow you to try it out.
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ewilhelm over 14 years ago

From your pdf files you can create a single file by using pdfcreator (an open source program for windows) :
- Open the first pdf file and print it using the pdfcreator printer.
- In the pop up windows clic on the "wait - collect" button instead of "save"
- Next prints will be placed in queue, so print every things you need
- Go in the PDFCreator window, select all documents in queue and clic on the "Combine" button
- Clic on the "printer stop" button to quit the waiting mode
- In the pop up windows clic on the "save" button to create your single pdf file

I'm using this tool to create a single pdf file containing all views needed for my reports from the Allegro free viewer using scripts. The only thing I need to do manually is to place the printer in waiting mode so I print a Title page to do this. With Allegro free viewer you can record and replay everything you want (hide/show layers, change colors ....), it's really usefull.
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pjh02032121 over 14 years ago

If you just want to get a pdf file with all original layers information, you can refer to following process:artwork-->dxf-->pdf
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