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Modifying ns_gerber.il

joma
joma over 12 years ago

 Hi,

I am trying to modify the ns_gerber.il to add some extra layers to the conductor films. My if-then statements seem to work ok for the TOP and BOTTOM layers but I cannot get the inner layers to work. If you look at the commented out lines in the code below you can see my various attempts using else, != and using layer names directly. Any help telling me where I am going wrong greatly appreciated.
Jim O'Mahony

; get conductor layers
my_layers = axlGetParam("paramLayerGroup:etch")
etchcount = 0
i = 0
foreach(layer my_layers->groupMembers
layerparams = axlLayerGet(strcat("ETCH/" layer))
if(layerparams->type=="PLANE" && layerparams->drcPhotoType=="negative" then
pm = 0 ; plot mode negative
else
pm = 1 ; plot mode positive
)

if(layer=="TOP" then tex = strcat("Texttop")

else tex=strcat("Text" layer))

;if(layer=="L1" then tex = strcat("Text" layer))
;if(layer=="L2" then tex = strcat("Text" layer))
;if(layer!="TOP" then tex = strcat("Text" layer)

if(layer=="BOTTOM" then tex = strcat("Textbot"))

 

sprintf(film_name "%d_%s" ++i layer)
ld1 = strcat("VIA CLASS/" layer)
ld2 = strcat("PIN/" layer)
ld3 = strcat("ETCH/" layer)

tc = strcat("BOARD GEOMETRY/TOOLING_CORNERS")
texlayer = strcat("BOARD GEOMETRY/" tex)

data_list = (list ld1 ld2 ld3 tc texlayer)
param_list = (list 0 0 0 ulw sbb pm 0 0 0 0 0 1 1)
(axlfcreate film_name param_list data_list)
++etchcount)

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    joma over 12 years ago

    Thanks Ole, that is exactly what I need.

    When we add a layer box to the board it has its own set of subclass layers BOARD GEOMETRY/Texttop etc
    which I need to add to the artwork stack for each of the etch layers.
    My problem is that my main job is the creation of pcbs, while looking for I ways to improve / customise the cad
    system in downtime between projects. That means I need to learn more about Skill functions and variables like
    sprintf, %d, %s etc. when I have the time. Definitely quicker to ask a question on the forum though.

    Thanks again,
    Jim

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    joma over 12 years ago

    Thanks Ole, that is exactly what I need.

    When we add a layer box to the board it has its own set of subclass layers BOARD GEOMETRY/Texttop etc
    which I need to add to the artwork stack for each of the etch layers.
    My problem is that my main job is the creation of pcbs, while looking for I ways to improve / customise the cad
    system in downtime between projects. That means I need to learn more about Skill functions and variables like
    sprintf, %d, %s etc. when I have the time. Definitely quicker to ask a question on the forum though.

    Thanks again,
    Jim

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