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Idea for improvement with file-import-logo feature

gvellet
gvellet 11 months ago

The file-import-logo feature is accessible in the symbol editor of Allegro/Orcad PCB editor. It is old and improvements would be appreciated.

The feature accepts only bmp file. It convert the logo shapes into lines that can be assigned to a layer such as silkscreen. The problem is that when it converts bitmap shapes into lines, it often destroys the the logo. When Orcad tries to figure out the outline of complex shapes in the bitmap file, it creates self intersecting lines. My request is that the logo import feature should offer the option to directly convert the bitmap into shape without going through line first. As an example, I was trying to convert a QR code into a mechanical symbol using the import logo, but it destroys the code with self-intersecting lines preventing the use of shape-compose function.

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  • JM20241029170
    JM20241029170 1 month ago

    In OrCAD 25.1, the Import->Logo feature is missing. Running OrCAD Professional Plus 25.1

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    JM20241029170 1 month ago

    In OrCAD 25.1, the Import->Logo feature is missing. Running OrCAD Professional Plus 25.1

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    JM20241029170 1 month ago in reply to JM20241029170

    Just found it when I created a new mechanical symbol. The tutorials out there are very unclear on that requirement.

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