Hmmm... very odd. I've had no problem importing/exporting dxf and dwg files since changing to Protel 99SE and AutoCAD R14.
Tom. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 23 October 2001 11:23 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Export & import DXF drawings. > > > Great news, > > Importing the .DXF generated from Protel into Camtastic > generates a fatal > exception error. > > ____________ > Brian Guralnick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 7:13 AM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Export & import DXF drawings. > > > | On 05:45 AM 22/10/2001 -0400, Brian Guralnick said: > | >Hi all, > | > > | > I'm preparing some mechanical drawings in Protel so > that a plastic > | > mold designer > | >can have a reference for items on one of my PCBs. I'm > exporting Metric > | >.DXF drawing. > | >To test, I re-import the .DXF on a new PCB and find that > some border lines are > | >completely in the wrong place. > | > > | > Is it the export, or import which is messing up? > | > Is there a more secure, error free format for export > to a cad format > | > for the > | >plastic mold guys? > | > > | >____________ > | >Brian Guralnick > | > | Many people say that doing DXF via Camtastic has a better > chance of success. > | > | My recipe for DXF/DWG export consists of : > | 1) Making a copy of the PCB (using save-as) and then removing any > | unnecessary layers (such as planes etc and leaving (maybe) > the outer copper > | layers only). > | 2) Globally setting virtually everything to zero thickness > ***especially*** > | dimensions, coordinates and mechanical layer details including board > | outline. This ensures good snap points in the CAD package. > | 3) Removal of as many holes/vias and pads as possible as > they are rendered > | pretty horribly when Protel attempts to fill them in. > | > | On a particularly troublesome board I will generate gerbers > (after point 3) > | and then use Camtastic to do the DXF/DWG export. > | > | On import I explode any and all large radius arcs into multiple line > | segments as Protel has problems with these. And even then there are > | usually problems. I have had more repeatable success using > Camtastic to > | create gerbers from the DXF and then import those into > Protel. I am not > | sure of the status of the DXF/DWG server but I have > certainly sent files > | through to Protel support showing problems but I am not > sure if the bugs > | have been fixed. There were some bug fixes when the > changes to allow the > | units to be forced was introduced - this certainly fixed a > large number of > | import issues. > | > | I would like the following export options to be available: > | 1) Export selected only > | 2) Export in draft mode > | > | They should not be mutually exclusive of course. > | > | Hooroo, > | Ian Wilson > | > | > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
