We also use AutoCAD. I generally freeze layers that
I don't need to see to speed up screen redraws.
Most of the board houses we have used like to receive
HPGL plot files which AutoCAD does a great job on.
Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 11:20 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PEDA] Creating Assembly Drawings
>
>
> Hi,
> I'm working to define our internal process to document boards
> for production.
> Specifically, I'm having a difficult time generating
> assembly drawings.
>
> After much discussion, we decided the best path is to use
> AutoCAD. It allows
> a great deal of flexibility to scale, rotate, and position
> the details for
> improving communication with the production staff. I use
> Gerber files
> converted to DXF via Camtastic.
>
> Here's the problem. AutoCAD is dirt slow when it comes to
> redrawing the
> screen. A simple two layer board takes seconds to redraw
> with only the
> silk-screen layer imported. The entire layout in Protel or
> Camtastic is very
> quick to redraw. It's killing the process.
>
> Questions:
> 1.) Is there any way to improve the redraw speed in AutoCAD
> short of moving
> from my P3, 600Mhz, 256M RAM to a faster computer?
>
> 2.) How do others generate documentation?
>
> 3.) Any other recommendations?
>
> Thank you,
> Steve Allen
> Project Engineer
> Manufacturing Services, Inc.
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