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Artwork created with warnings - What are they?

TH Designs

I'm being told by a nice little box that my artwork has been created with warnings. When I look in the log file, sure enough, it says in the summary that certain layers had warnings but there are no little clues as to what they are and how to fix them.

So......... How do I figure out what these warnings are?????

I have generated artwork for other board files with no issues. This particular one has been fighting me every step.

Tom

  • oldmouldy
    The warning texts will definitely be in the file, check the Viewlog after Generate Artwork, or open photoplot.log in the board file directory, search for Warning, you will find them in the log.
  • TH Designs

    This is the summary from the photoplot.log file. Not very helpful.............

     SUMMARY:
            LAYER6 created with warnings
            LAYER7 created with warnings
            SPB created with warnings
            SPT created with warnings
            SSB created with warnings
            SST created with warnings
            SolderMask_Bot created with warnings
            SolderMask_Top created with warnings
            BOTTOM created with warnings
            LAYER5 created with warnings
            LAYER4 created with warnings
            LAYER3 created with warnings
            LAYER2 created with warnings
            TOP created with warnings

     ARTWORK had warnings

  • TH Designs

    Typical detailed output for each layer

    ================================================================
         PROCESSING FILM < LAYER7 >
         TO FILE < C:/allegro/LAYER7.art > ...
    ================================================================

      FILM PARAMETERS :
      ---------------------------------------------------------
      Undefined line width                8.00
      Mirror code                         NONE
      Rotate angle                        NONE
      Offset x:                           0.00
      Offset y:                           0.00
      Plot negative                       NO
      Suppress unconnected internal pads  NO
      Draw holes only                     NO

      APERTURES USED:
      ---------------------------------------------------------
      TYPE       SIZE/NAME                   ROT   MIRROR MODE
      ---------------------------------------------------------
      CIRCLE     0.00600                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.01800                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.02200                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.02800                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.05000                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.06500                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.07300                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.10000                                  DARK
      CIRCLE     0.40000                                  DARK
      SQUARE     0.05000                     0.000 NO     DARK
      SQUARE     0.07300                     0.000 NO     DARK

         LAYER7 created with warnings

  • steve

    The default warning you normally see is related a photoplot outline (not really required) The warning is normally at the top of the log file and says something like:-

    ---- Photoplot outline rectangle not found ... using drawing extents

  • TH Designs

    Steve, there is a plot outline. In the begining of the log file it says it can't open a parameter file. Could this be causing the warnings?

     Can't open parameter file ... using default values:
         DEVICE-TYPE        GERBER6X00
         G-CODES            NO
         STATIONS-PER-WHEEL 24
         FILM-SIZE          24000 16000
         COORDINATES        ABSOLUTE
         OUTPUT-UNITS       INCHES
         FORMAT             5.3
         ABORT-ON-ERROR     abort film & continue
         SUPPRESS-LEAD-ZEROES     YES
         SUPPRESS-TRAIL-ZEROES    NO
         OPTIMIZE           YES
         SUPPRESS-EQUAL     YES
         SCALE              1.0

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