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Skill : check for shape minimum aperture of gap width

Xiaome8
Xiaome8 10 months ago

Hi Bro,

I has a trouble to check for shape minimum aperture of gap width , and there is an interesting picture which can fix the issue,So can anyone help to share such kinds of skills ? thanks in advance.

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  • Hoangkhoipcb
    0 Hoangkhoipcb 10 months ago

    Hi Xiaome8!

    Have you tried this code yet?

     cmd_str = sprintf(nil "shape check; pick %.2f %.2f; fillin %L", xCoord(shape_center), yCoord(shape_center), "5.0")

    axlShell("cmd_str")

    HoangKhoi.

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  • Xiaome8
    0 Xiaome8 9 months ago in reply to Hoangkhoipcb

    Hi Hoangkhoi, 

    Thanks for the reply ,I do not know how to load the code you provided, would you mind providing the .il file of skill for me to load it directly. actually the picture is to create external DRC to check shape minimum aperture of gap width . Thanks in advance!

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  • Hoangkhoipcb
    0 Hoangkhoipcb 9 months ago in reply to Xiaome8

    Hi Xiaome8!

    i can not send the code to you.
    i don't know admin block my comment.
    i'm sorry.

    HoangKhoi. 

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    0 Hoangkhoipcb 9 months ago in reply to Xiaome8

    Hi Xiaome8!

    i can not send the code to you.
    i don't know admin block my comment.
    i'm sorry.

    HoangKhoi. 

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  • Xiaome8
    0 Xiaome8 1 month ago in reply to Hoangkhoipcb

    hi Hoangkhoi, 

    would you help to send this skill for me ,thanks!

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  • DavidJHutchins
    0 DavidJHutchins 1 month ago in reply to Xiaome8

    All that skill code does is to run the command 'shape check'

    Below is the documentation:

    shape check

    The shape check command identifies small or narrow areas that might cause problems during artwork generation. The layout editor identifies these problems with circular figures, called shape problems, which are the same size and color as DRC markers. These circular figures display on a subclass of the MANUFACTURING class called SHAPE PROBLEMS, which is created only after the layout editor detects a shape problem.

    When checking static solid fill shapes for vector-based artwork (Gerber 4x00 and Gerber 6x00 artwork formats), the layout editor is limited to checking apertures of 4 mils or greater as specified in the Enter Smallest Aperture Available dialog box. For dynamic shapes, same the value is used as specified in the Minimum Aperture field on the Void Controls tab of the Global Dynamic Shape Parameters dialog box.

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  • Xiaome8
    0 Xiaome8 1 month ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Hi David,Hoangkhoi,

    Thank for the reply, the shape check do not support muti-shape check, select the shape one by one to check is not very high efficiency, so hope to get skill to auto-check with muti-shapes ,thanks!

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