Abd ulRahman, We are almost completed with the translation of the 9,000 part PADS library to Protel DXP.
Phillip Restall - [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a program to change the silkscreen outline to a special line width in the PADS library and then, once the library is in Protel, we are globally moving that special line width to the correct layer Protel layer. Then we are changing the silkscreen line width back to the normal line width. Please contact Phillip directly if you know of any quick fix for this solution. BTW: The standard line width for all silkscreen and assembly outlines in the IPC-7351 library is 0.2mm (8 mils). This seems to be working out and we should have the new IPC-7351 library online by Monday on www.PCBLibraries.com for free download. If anyone is looking for specifications for this library you can find them in at this URL: http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads/GEN-docs.asp I highly recommend: IPC-7351 Land Pattern Naming Convention Component Orientation The CAD Library of the Future And whatever else meets your fancy I thank everyone for your input. You have made our job much easier. Tom Tom Hausherr PCB Libraries CEO, Director of Technology 858.592.4826 Phone 847.745.0450 Fax E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.PCBLibraries.com & http://www.PCBYellowPages.com -----Original Message----- From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:33 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] We Need Your Help! At 12:32 PM 7/1/2004, Joe Sapienza wrote: >I tried during the import to redirect the assembly info to the various >mechanical layers, it ignored me sans even a note and sent them to the top >silkscreen anyway. I was told the "why" is because the importer program was >targeted toward copper layers primarily. I'm going to refrain from commenting on the intelligence behind this.... Is it possible to move the assembly information in PADS to a copper layer? (In Protel this would be easy.) Sure, it would be "wrong," but then the copper layer could be moved to a mech layer in Protel. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
