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Mass remap 3D models

JHabib

Hello,

I have several hundreds of footprints created with 17.2/17.4. Some have models mapped with an old 3D mapper, some were mapped with a new 3D viewer. Now our mechanical engineer improved quality of 3D models and I want to automatically remap all models. I don't want to make any changes to positions, I just want to open 3D viewer, push delete button, then import and select an appropriate model. Filenames of .dra and .step files are different. I currently have 17.4.036. Is it possible? Thanks!

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    You can achieve this through 3D mapper in 3D Canvas. When the 3D Canvas is open (View > 3D Canvas) see the 3D mapper tab and you will find export/import button. Export will export the .map file for the current mapping and importing the same .map file again will remap you models and enable the advanced 3D mapper capabilities.

  • 0 in reply to mahimag

    You described a way to do it manually. I would like to have a script or SKILL code to accomplish my task automatically. Is it possible? I don't want to do it manually with each footprint when there are hundreds of them.

  • 0 in reply to JHabib

    Actually you do not have to do this manually for each footprint, when you invoke 3D Canvas > 3D mapper, select all the symbols and do a Export of *.map file and then import the same map file again.

    Also, if you are looking for a script, you can go to File > Script  and record a script as below which basically performs the same steps of opening 3D Canvas and exporting the *map file

    I have recorded the below script, hope this helps!!

    # Allegro script
    # file: C:/Cadence/SPB_17.4/share/pcb/examples/step/STEP_workshop/SPB-17-2-STEP-Export-Tutorial/x.scr
    # start time: Wed Jun 21 12:08:56 2023
    # Version: 17.4-2019 S036 (4093930) Windows SPB 64-bit Edition
    version 17.4

    setwindow pcb
    trapsize 71157
    generaledit
    3d
    QtSignal 3DUniFilterDialog UniFilterOkButton clicked
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 0 "0603RF_WV_12D"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 1 "1206RF_WV_12D"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 2 "A_CR-0805"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 3 "A_DIODE-157"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 4 "A_MC-1206_A"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 5 "A_SOT363"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 6 BATT1
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 7 CONN10
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 8 "LED-DISPLAY"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 9 SOIC14
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 10 SOIC16
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemChanged 11 SOIC8
    generaledit
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 11
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 10
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged SOIC14 SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 9
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged "LED-DISPLAY" SOIC14 +
    QtSignal SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged CONN10 "LED-DISPLAY" +
    QtSignal SOIC14 SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged "A_DIODE-157" "A_MC-1206_A" +
    QtSignal "A_SOT363" BATT1 CONN10 "LED-DISPLAY" SOIC14 SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 3
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged "1206RF_WV_12D" "A_CR-0805" +
    QtSignal "A_DIODE-157" "A_MC-1206_A" "A_SOT363" BATT1 CONN10 "LED-DISPLAY" SOIC14 +
    QtSignal SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 1
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList itemSelectionChanged "0603RF_WV_12D" "1206RF_WV_12D" +
    QtSignal "A_CR-0805" "A_DIODE-157" "A_MC-1206_A" "A_SOT363" BATT1 CONN10 "LED-DISPLAY" +
    QtSignal SOIC14 SOIC16 SOIC8
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab packageDeviceList currentRowChanged 0
    QtSignal Collision_Detection collisionTolerance editingFinished 0
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab pushButtonExport clicked
    QtFillin "y.map"
    QtSignal pcb3d_MapperTab Import clicked
    QtFillin "y.map"
    QtSignal pcb3dViewer pcb3dViewer closed

    # stop time: Wed Jun 21 12:09:26 2023

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