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Scaled Assembly Drawing with Filled Pads and Non-Vectorized Text

BK20241203831
BK20241203831 4 months ago

We have pre-defined template page size of 21" x 32" for assembly drawings. I need to do the following:

  • Top and bottom scaled assemblies of the PCBA on the same page.
  • Filled pads. 
  • PDF searchable reference designators. 

I have tried the following with no luck:

  • IPF (plot): all the requirements above are met expect for filled pads. 
  • Manufacture > Drafting > Create Detail: Text is not searchable. 

Any other suggestions? 

Thank you!

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  • DavidJHutchins
    0 DavidJHutchins 4 months ago

    Could you load the artwork layers for soldermask to get filled pads for top & bottom sides?

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  • BK20241203831
    0 BK20241203831 4 months ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Tried. No luck! 

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  • DavidJHutchins
    0 DavidJHutchins 4 months ago in reply to BK20241203831

    OK, getting the artwork data to align with the plot data is a PITA

    I started writing a skill routine to create filled shapes from the plot data, found an issue with rotated pads, attempting to debug...

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  • DavidJHutchins
    0 DavidJHutchins 4 months ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    below is a skill utility that will convert the figures & line draws into filled shapes

    procedure((fill_plt @optional (Layer ""))
    let((Boundary LayerName Mid_X Mid_Y Radius r_path Status fst lst DeleteList PathList)
    axlVisibleDesign(nil)
    (Boundary = "paramLayerGroup:MANUFACTURING")
    foreach(Child ((axlGetParam Boundary)->groupMembers)
    if(nindex(Child "PEN") then
    (LayerName = strcat("MANUFACTURING/" Child))
    axlMsgPut("viewing %s" LayerName)
    axlVisibleLayer(LayerName t)
    )
    )
    if(strlen(Layer) > 0 then
    (Layer = strcat("MANUFACTURING/" Layer))
    else
    (Layer = strcat("MANUFACTURING/" axlUIPrompt( "Enter Manufacturing Layer name" "Plot" )))
    )
    (axlLayerCreateNonConductor Layer)
    axlVisibleLayer(Layer t)
    (axlSetActiveLayer Layer)
    ;;
    (axlSetFindFilter ?enabled '(noall lines figures) ?onButtons '(noall lines figures))
    axlAddSelectAll()
    foreach(Child axlGetSelSet()
    if(Child->objType == "figure" then
    ;axlMsgPut("checking %s" Child->figureName)
    (Mid_X = car(axlMidPointLine(Child->bBox)))
    (Mid_Y = cadr(axlMidPointLine(Child->bBox)))
    if(Child->figureName == "CIRCLE" then
    (Radius = ((caadr(Child->bBox)-caar(Child->bBox))/2))
    (r_path = axlPathStartCircle(list(list(Mid_X Mid_Y) Radius) 0.0))
    (Status = axlDBCreateShape(r_path t Layer nil nil))
    (DeleteList = cons(Child DeleteList))
    )
    if(Child->figureName == "RECTANGLE" then
    (Status = axlDBCreateRectangle(list(car(Child->bBox) cadr(Child->bBox)) t Layer nil nil))
    (DeleteList = cons(Child DeleteList))
    )
    if(Child->figureName == "SQUARE" then
    (Status = axlDBCreateRectangle(list(car(Child->bBox) cadr(Child->bBox)) t Layer nil nil))
    (DeleteList = cons(Child DeleteList))
    )
    else
    if((Child->objType == "path") && (Child->nSegs > 1) then
    (fst = car(Child->segments))
    (lst = car(last(Child->segments)))
    ;axlMsgPut("checking %s %A %A" Child->objType car(fst->startEnd) cadr(lst->startEnd))
    if(eqv(car(car(fst->startEnd)) car(cadr(lst->startEnd))) && eqv(cadr(car(fst->startEnd)) cadr(cadr(lst->startEnd))) then
    (PathList = cons(Child PathList))
    ;axlMsgPut("Pass")
    else
    ;axlMsgPut("Fail")
    )
    )
    )
    )
    axlMsgPut("Deleting %d figures" length(DeleteList))
    (axlDeleteObject DeleteList)
    axlMsgPut("Converting %d lines to filled shapes" length(PathList))
    (Status = axlDBComposeShapesFromLines(PathList nil nil Layer t nil t))
    )
    )

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  • Robert Finley
    0 Robert Finley 4 months ago

    Downstream Blueprint software for assembly/fab does all this.

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