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Cadence PCB Panelling Method

ari bowo

Good afternoon,

Recenly I face problem on Cadence related to PCB panelling.

So when I want to make 1 panel consists of 4 PCBs, I just can make 1 full data on a cavity, but another 3 cavities left blank (just outline).

Then PCB manufacturer will copy itself the original data into another 3 cavities.

Is there any method in Cadence to make PCB panel that consist of more than one cavity so that the PCB manufacturer doesn't need to copy the original data to another cavity?

Like on panelling on Zuken or fablink on Mentor, so that we can make panel data that consist of many PCBs.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

best regards,

 

- ari -

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  • Hi ari.

    Follow this example:

    1. Create a copy of your "master" project file (*.brd) an name it (let me say) pcbpanel.brd.
    2. Select copy function and click "All on"; in Options window choose "User Pick" for Copy Origin
    3. Do a selection for all objects and define the origin point of copy.
    4. Use Incremental values for X & Y coordinates [ ix ...  iy ... ] on command line or use mouse pick to define the copy start point of second cavity.
    5. Repeat as you want or use multiple copying function: if needed it's possible to rotate copied objects.

    Note that tracks and etch shape copied will lost their net's names and properties, but this isn't important in this case: also copied components lost its Reference Designator.

    If you need to preserve Silkscreen names (refdes) for copied components, you've to creae a new subclass into Manufacturing (like "Silkscreen_Top") and copy all object of Autosilk_Top into new subclass. In this way all those object are copied with their names. For related Artwok film definition yon must delete "Autosilk_Top" layer and add "Silkscreen_Top" layer.

     

     To have ECO on the project you have to modify the "master" project file and then redo the copy operations.

     

    This procedure it's used in my organization since we introduce Cadence sw (more than 15 years ago) and it's well accepted by our PCB manufacturers.

    Regards.

    GraF

     

      

     

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  • Hi ari.

    Follow this example:

    1. Create a copy of your "master" project file (*.brd) an name it (let me say) pcbpanel.brd.
    2. Select copy function and click "All on"; in Options window choose "User Pick" for Copy Origin
    3. Do a selection for all objects and define the origin point of copy.
    4. Use Incremental values for X & Y coordinates [ ix ...  iy ... ] on command line or use mouse pick to define the copy start point of second cavity.
    5. Repeat as you want or use multiple copying function: if needed it's possible to rotate copied objects.

    Note that tracks and etch shape copied will lost their net's names and properties, but this isn't important in this case: also copied components lost its Reference Designator.

    If you need to preserve Silkscreen names (refdes) for copied components, you've to creae a new subclass into Manufacturing (like "Silkscreen_Top") and copy all object of Autosilk_Top into new subclass. In this way all those object are copied with their names. For related Artwok film definition yon must delete "Autosilk_Top" layer and add "Silkscreen_Top" layer.

     

     To have ECO on the project you have to modify the "master" project file and then redo the copy operations.

     

    This procedure it's used in my organization since we introduce Cadence sw (more than 15 years ago) and it's well accepted by our PCB manufacturers.

    Regards.

    GraF

     

      

     

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