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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXF export bug?
Mike I have encountered problems with protel 98 SP6 and camtastic both miss interpreting an unusual pattern of concentric trace arcs which I made for a shield. The top side arcs were 4mil traces each with a radius 8 mils larger than the previous. The bottom side of the board had arcs in the spaces that existed on the top side. Needless to say this pattern was tedious to create. The Protel print preview and Camtastic showed every thing as is should be. The photo plots resulted with an arc 30 or 40 out from the center to have misplaced center point and shorted to other arcs. When I looked at the gerber data with Gcpreview it correctly showed the errant arc. The problem seems to be some common error between Protel's gerber generator and Camastic's gerber interpreter. The work around was to draw it all in metric units. My note is just that sometimes it is best to cross check with an independent gerber viewer or translator. Dave Eloranta Locus Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Mike Reagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 6:58 AM 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXF export bug?
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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *