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Prefix set for Gerber file name does not appear in output file

kumarsanj

Hi,

I am trying to generate the gerber with the prefix name set in the film control window. for this I am trying the below code.

; -----------------------------------------------------------------
; PREFIX SETTING
; -----------------------------------------------------------------
axlShell("setwindow form.film_control")
axlShell("FORM film_control general_parameters")
axlShell(strcat("FORM film_control filename_prefix " (axlCurrentDesign) "_"))
axlShell("FORM film_control ok")
; -----------------------------------------------------------------
; FILM SETTING
; -----------------------------------------------------------------
axlfcreate "ASSY1" '(0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0) '("REF DES/SILKSCREEN_TOP" "PIN/TOP" "PACKAGE GEOMETRY/SILKSCREEN_TOP" "DRAWING FORMAT/TITLE_BLOCK" "DRAWING FORMAT/DWG_ASY1" "BOARD GEOMETRY/OUTLINE" "BOARD GEOMETRY/SILKSCREEN_TOP" "BOARD GEOMETRY/ASSEMBLY_DETAIL"))
; -----------------------------------------------------------------
; GENERATE FAB LAYER ARTWORK
; -----------------------------------------------------------------
axlRunBatchDBProgram("artwork" strcat("artwork -f FAB " axlCurrentDesign(), ".brd"), ?noUnload t ?logfile "photoplot.log", ?warnProgram t)


axlShell command is setting up the correct prefix name in the film control window,however the generated output file doesnot shows the same prefix name which is set by the axlShell command in film control window.

Looks like the Parameters are not getting accessed through axlfcreate function, as the below message can be seen on photoplot.log while generating the artwork file

Could someone guide me how to access the parameter files if we are generating an artwork file with the above method?

Thanks,
Sanjeev

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  • When using the external 'artwork' command the parameters are read from the 'art_param.txt' file,
    it looks like the filename_prefix settings are not written to that file...

    You may want to try replacing the axlRunBatchDBProgram() call with a few more axlShell commands:
    axlShell("FORM film_control film_control")
    axlShell("FORM film_control select_all")
    axlShell("FORM film_control create")
    axlShell("setwindow form.film_control")
    axlShell("FORM film_control ok")
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  • When using the external 'artwork' command the parameters are read from the 'art_param.txt' file,
    it looks like the filename_prefix settings are not written to that file...

    You may want to try replacing the axlRunBatchDBProgram() call with a few more axlShell commands:
    axlShell("FORM film_control film_control")
    axlShell("FORM film_control select_all")
    axlShell("FORM film_control create")
    axlShell("setwindow form.film_control")
    axlShell("FORM film_control ok")
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