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Variant STEP Export using Skill

Juuls

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to export each variant to a seperate step-file. I have not found a custom solution to this problem,
so I tried to solve this problem using skill.

My idea was:

- reading the variant.lst and getting all variants and the associated components
- selecting the components with "axlAddSelectName("SYMBOL" l_names)"
- and export the step using a script, with the option: Parts -> "Selected and highlighted parts only"

The first strange behavior is, that the axlAddSelectName(...) always returns "nil" unless I call
axlSelectByName("SYMBOL" ...) and axlClearSelSet() before ...

But the more confusing behavior is, that all selected parts (selected with the function call) are deselected when the export menu is opened...

Is the a more simply solution for my problem? Or can anybody help, what to do, to keep the selection valid for the export process?

Thank you for your help in advance!

Regards,

Julian

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  • Juuls

    Since there is still no good solution, I've started to program my own solution.

    If anyone is interested, go to:
    github.com/.../exportStep

    A "Readme" will follow shortly.

    There are still a few things to do:

    - mechanical holes and slots are not yet supported
    - if there is a soldermask in the cross section, it must be subtracted from the pcb thickness

    but the export and step file generation is already working.

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  • Juuls

    Since there is still no good solution, I've started to program my own solution.

    If anyone is interested, go to:
    github.com/.../exportStep

    A "Readme" will follow shortly.

    There are still a few things to do:

    - mechanical holes and slots are not yet supported
    - if there is a soldermask in the cross section, it must be subtracted from the pcb thickness

    but the export and step file generation is already working.

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