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Orcad Document Editor Feducials, Logos, etc

Frozen001

I have started to use document editor, and I am having troupble getting certain items so sho up on the PCB Views.

For example on the assembly drawing I want to show the the ESD logo I have on the baord, which isis placed as a mechanical symbol, on the board geometry, top silkscreen layer. I cannot find a way to show it.  I also have 3 feducials I would like to have shown, again these are mechanical symbols is a feducial padstack. 

Any thoughts?

  • Documentation Editor.  I can help you with that. 

    Couple of things if your are starting out:  you won't find a "global" setting for layer or object visibility.  You have to select the board view object on your fab/assy drawing to set the visibility independent of all others. 

    Also, fabrication and assembly drawing pages in that tool have separate limitations.  If something isn't working, check your page type, you will need to add a new correct page and try to copy the objects over (text box, board image, dimension, etc.)

    To verify or change layer on an assy drawing page, double click on the board view object to change, select the "PCB CAD Data" tab.   Below the list, click on "Advanced", then look for the "Layers" tab.

    Doc Editor only has what is in the IPC2581 export from Allegro.  So, your artwork order in Allegro will drive what is on the logical silkscreen layer in terms of ESD/WII/company logos.

    Silkscreen-Top visibility is broken down by Route, Via, Pin Drill, Copper Pour, Top Components, Bottom Components, PCB Refdes (generated by Doc Editor/Blueprint), Text, and Lines.

    Select Lines for any silkscreen refdes or body outline artwork to show up.  (It may be because I only license ODB++ import and work for a P*DS shop.)

    For your fiducials,  select a pcb view object.  At the top, >View tab.  to the Left, click on >Panes, a pulldown menu.  >Pallets is the menu that is on the left, with >common, >fabrication, >Assy, >Panel, >Templates, and >Navigation.

    You want to select the >PCB View Format under >Panes

    This is where a lot of power is visible.  You can select individual parts,  Menu mouse button, then click on >Component Properties.

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    This is where you can change the color of the logical outline of the fiducials to red, for example, or change the background under the fiducial with a color, or highlight pin 1 of a footprint, or suppress the display of the outline, refdes, etc.

    There's a large number of helpful videos on Youtube and on http://www.downstreamtech.com/ website.  Look for Downstream Blueprint.  The tools are almost identical.

  • Just edit yours symbols, create a user layer (package geromtry/whateveryouwant_top) and copy informations (esd logo, fiducial mark, ...) on it

    So you will be able to bring this layer on your document  independantly.

    Tip: create a layer name finishing by "_TOP" so if your symbol is plecd on botom side if will be on "_BOTTOM" layer.

    Jean-Charles, from home

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