Thanks Mike, It turns out that the people I've been sending DXFs to have a Gerber viewer... As you say, it's always more accurate to use the Gerbers, especially since the 'print final' option was removed :-(
Regards Andy Gulliver > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Reagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 31 October 2001 12:58 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] DXF export bug? > > > > > This may have been mentioned before, but I've recently started using the > dxf > > export function in 99SE/SP6 to send drawings to another company site > (where > > they have yet to see the light and use Protel :-) ), and we've noticed > that > > vias with connections to internal planes have no connection to > the planes > on > > the exported file (pads are exported OK). > > > > Can anyone else confirm this behaviour? > > > > Andy, > I don't think this really qualifies as a bug. But it probably works that > way. This is asking quite allot of an "intelligent" program like Protel > to export to a "non intelligent" program like AutoCAD which wouldn't > recognize the connections anyway. DXF, DWG formats are stick figure > characters on a computer screen. I rarely use the direct export > feature in > Protel as well as rarely using the print manager. My advice to > anyone using > these two features is to generate gerbers, import to Camtaxtic then > generate dxf or prints from Camtastic. I recently read all the > woes of dxf > and printing again on this forum and didn't respond because I have posted > this before.......USE CAMTASTIC ! It fixes all you dxf outputs, and > printing problems. > The only problem with exporting DXF is, AutoCAD can be overwhelmed by the > shear size of the files, requiring long waits to update a > screen.....oh well > that is AutoCAD's problem, not Protel's. I know it is a few more steps > from File, export, but it is far more accurate and manageable to use > CAMTASTIC. > > > Regards, > Mike Reagan > EDSI > Frederick > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
