Mark, Thanks that worked.
I outlined an area that I didn't want metal to contact my board, using layer 6. I printed the output to postscript and converted the layer 6 file to a dxf format. pstoedit -v -f dxf in.ps out.dxf Autocad 2000 opened the file perfectly. Thanks much! Steve Meier On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 13:06 -0600, Mark Rages wrote: > On 11/1/05, Steve Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > An issue that I am running up against is the need for a pcb to > > physically interface to a mechanical object. > > > > The mechanical object is typically designed in Autocad (though it could > > be any mechanical cad package). I would like to have the ability to > > import/export dxf (or dwg?) files from/to pcb files. Silk screen > > outlines is what I am thinking for now. In the future, it could be a > > seperate pcb layer. > > > > Has anyone else attempted this? > > > > A little research has turned up two gpl libraries which support the dxf > > file format. Both are written for C++ (http://www.coin3d.org/lib/dime/ > > and dxflib which is used(part of?) qcad. > > > > This is a this weeks issue for me so if you have any insite please > > respond quickly. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve Meier > > > > Here's what I did: > > In qcad, print to a postscript file (at 1:1) > > Use my hacked pstoedit to make it an object on the silk layer. > http://vivara.net/software/pstoedit_additions/ > > I used this approach to import logo artwork from Inkscape, and to > import footprints directly from datasheets. > > You can also use pstoedit to go from PCB's postscript output to DXF. > > Regards, > Mark > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > You think that it is a secret, but it never has been one. > - fortune cookie
