I did not follow this thread from beginning fully but, In CAM Outputs go to 'Tools....Preferences' In the CAM prefernces you can set it to overwrite or create a time stamped new folder each time you output, also you can put each type of output in separate folders, drill, gerber, etc.
I found it easiest to just have it output time stamped copies of CAM output to one separate "CAM Data Output" directory for all designs. Bob Wolfe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Pet Peeve (irritating lost feature) > Hi, > > In CAM Outputs go to 'Tools....Preferences' > > The directory at the bottom which you point the CAM files to is in fact > where protel will create an extra copy of the gerber files. > > If you set the Path to the design directory every time, Protel creates the > Gerber files, then tries to overwrite these gerber files with a copy, hence > the dialog. In JaMi's case, with the path set to x, the first time gerber > zzz is created, there is probably no 'Overwrite?' Dialog, but subsequent F9 > presses will produce one. > > Simply uncheck the 'Export copy to' box and you will find you only get one > copy of the gerber files, in the correct design directory. Well, I do anyway > ;-) > > Best Regards > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 09 January 2003 21:31 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Cc: JaMi Smith > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Pet Peeve (irritating lost feature) > > > Brad, > > I am not sure what I am overwriting, and I am just using X and ZZZ to > signify I have overwriten "something" a whole bunch of times. > > Next time I go thru the F9 process I will pay more attention. :-) > > JaMi > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
