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Creating a multiple drill padstack in SKILL with custom pattern

Brother Forage

I'm trying to figure out how to create (custom) multiple drill in SKILL.

my kung-fu of searching help files and forums may be weak but all i find is referring to 17.2 or older versions.

using

padID=axlLoadPadstack("myPadWithPolarDrillPattern")

padID->??

to see if it can bring some light in the matter doesn't help either as no matter the (custom) drill pattern made on padstack editor, the drill reported is

multiDrillData   (1 1 0.0 0.0 nil)

Can I make a list of drills in the same manner as a pad list and submit as drill data?

I am using revision 17.4 S32 as IT policies prohibits me from install latest versions or hotfixes.

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  • JuanCR
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    Hello Brother Forage,

    Have you checked the following article: 

    Article (20479876) Title: How to read and make Padstacks using Allegro SKILL
    URL: https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1O0V0000090t3UUAQ

    I'll attach the document to this post too.   MakePadstackInAllegroSkill.pdf

    Let me know if it helped. 

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  • JuanCR
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    Hello Brother Forage,

    Have you checked the following article: 

    Article (20479876) Title: How to read and make Padstacks using Allegro SKILL
    URL: https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1O0V0000090t3UUAQ

    I'll attach the document to this post too.   MakePadstackInAllegroSkill.pdf

    Let me know if it helped. 

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  • Brother Forage
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    Hi and thanks, but it unfortunately doesn't really help, I should have mentioned I had already read that document,

    the reason I have come anywhere in creating padstacks in skill is that document, but it is referencing revision 17.2.

    The document describes how to make a through-hole padstack with one hole.

    Hole array is supported in 17.2, and should not be a big problem to create, if not immediately understood,

    it is possible to analyze by creating a few padstacks with hole arrays in the padstack editor ,

    then examining the result using axlLoadPadstack  and ->??.

    However, polar or custom hole patterns can't be examined this way as the drill reported is "multiDrillData   (1 1 0.0 0.0 nil)" every time.

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