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Move from DXF layer into TOP layer.

Former Member
Former Member over 13 years ago

Hello,

 

I have some polygons on DXF layer that I need to

move to TOP layer...

 

I can't find a way to do it.

The  cmd-change-swap-layer.ulp   does not change

from drawing layer to copper layer

and the   copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp   does not

do anything that I can understand.

 

Please help.

Many thanks.

 

Luis C.

 

 

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  • Richard_H
    Richard_H over 13 years ago

    Am 23.07.2011 00:12, schrieb lc:

    Hello,

     

    I have some polygons on DXF layer that I need to

    move to TOP layer...

     

    I can't find a way to do it.

    The cmd-change-swap-layer.ulp does not change

    from drawing layer to copper layer

    and the copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp does not

    do anything that I can understand.

     

    Please help.

    Many thanks.

     

    Luis C.

     

     

     

    copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp should work.

    What is  the layer the polygon is in now?

    Is there an error message when running the ULP?

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

    Richard Hammerl

      CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

      FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/training/faq/

     

     

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Richard_H

    On 7/25/2011 12:22 PM, Richard Hammerl wrote:

    Am 23.07.2011 00:12, schrieb lc:

    >> Hello,

    >>

    >> I have some polygons on DXF layer that I need to

    >> move to TOP layer...

    >>

    >> I can't find a way to do it.

    >> The cmd-change-swap-layer.ulp does not change

    >> from drawing layer to copper layer

    >> and the copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp does not

    >> do anything that I can understand.

    >>

    >> Please help.

    >> Many thanks.

    >>

    >> Luis C.

    >>

    >

     

    copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp should work.

    What is the layer the polygon is in now?

    Is there an error message when running the ULP?

     

    No, copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp only copies

    between copper layers the same...

    The point is copying from a drawing layer to a copper

    layer... the polygons are at the DXF layer.

    From all comments I've been receiving it seems

    to be impossible.

    I'll have to draw he thing by hand on the top layer.

     

    tks. anyway.

     

    l.c.

     

     

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Hi,

    Yeap, you are right. You can change polygon layer from any NO_SIGNAL layer

    to any NO_SIGNAL layer (dimension, dxf, etc...), but you can not change

    polygon layer from NO_SIGNAL layer to SIGNAL layer (top, bottom). It sounds

    you found a bug image

     

    Anyway, I do not know how you imported your polygons to dxf layer. In my

    case, when I need to import dxf data, I follow this procedure:

    s1) generate dxf file with any cad software,

    s2) translate the dxf file to an eagle script file (using an external tool

    like dxf2scr.exe),

    s3 run the previously created script file from eagle,

    s4) lines and arcs are now in your board.

     

    If you usually import your dxf data with the same procedure, you could

    simply edit the generated script file and change the line containing the

    Layer name to the one you want (Layer top I guess).

     

    Cheers.

    Stephane

    --

    Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca.  Where the CadSoft EAGLE community meets.

     

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  • Richard_H
    Richard_H over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Am 25.07.2011 14:22, schrieb lc:

    On 7/25/2011 12:22 PM, Richard Hammerl wrote:

    >> Am 23.07.2011 00:12, schrieb lc:

    >>> Hello,

    >>>

    >>> I have some polygons on DXF layer that I need to

    >>> move to TOP layer...

    >>>

    >>> I can't find a way to do it.

    >>> The cmd-change-swap-layer.ulp does not change

    >>> from drawing layer to copper layer

    >>> and the copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp does not

    >>> do anything that I can understand.

    >>>

    >>> Please help.

    >>> Many thanks.

    >>>

    >>> Luis C.

    >>>

    >>

    >>

    >> copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp should work.

    >> What is the layer the polygon is in now?

    >> Is there an error message when running the ULP?

    >>

    No, copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp only copies

    between copper layers the same...

    The point is copying from a drawing layer to a copper

    layer... the polygons are at the DXF layer.

    From all comments I've been receiving it seems

    to be impossible.

    I'll have to draw he thing by hand on the top layer.

     

    tks. anyway.

     

    l.c.

     

     

    This is exactly the reason why copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp was

    made. It is possible to copy something from a drawing layer into

    a copper layer. I just tried it with a polygon from layer 29. I

    could copy it into layer 1.

     

    The reason why EAGLE can't handle this internal is that layers 1

    to 16 can belong to signals and have signal names and objects

    in drawing layers don't have names. So there is a restriction

    which allows to put an object from one signal layer into another

    signal layer, but not into a drawing layer and vice veras.

     

    The ULP simply drops the signal name or creates a signal name,

    depending on situation.

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

    Richard Hammerl

      CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

      FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/training/faq/

     

     

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Richard_H

    On 7/25/2011 2:15 PM, Richard Hammerl wrote:

    Am 25.07.2011 14:22, schrieb lc:

    >> On 7/25/2011 12:22 PM, Richard Hammerl wrote:

    >>> Am 23.07.2011 00:12, schrieb lc:

    >>>> Hello,

    >>>>

    >>>> I have some polygons on DXF layer that I need to

    >>>> move to TOP layer...

    >>>>

    >>>> I can't find a way to do it.

    >>>> The cmd-change-swap-layer.ulp does not change

    >>>> from drawing layer to copper layer

    >>>> and the copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp does not

    >>>> do anything that I can understand.

    >>>>

    >>>> Please help.

    >>>> Many thanks.

    >>>>

    >>>> Luis C.

    >>>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp should work.

    >>> What is the layer the polygon is in now?

    >>> Is there an error message when running the ULP?

    >>>

    >> No, copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp only copies

    >> between copper layers the same...

    >> The point is copying from a drawing layer to a copper

    >> layer... the polygons are at the DXF layer.

    >> From all comments I've been receiving it seems

    >> to be impossible.

    >> I'll have to draw he thing by hand on the top layer.

    >>

    >> tks. anyway.

    >>

    >> l.c.

    >>

    >

    This is exactly the reason why copy-layer-to-any-layer.ulp was

    made. It is possible to copy something from a drawing layer into

    a copper layer. I just tried it with a polygon from layer 29. I

    could copy it into layer 1.

     

    The reason why EAGLE can't handle this internal is that layers 1

    to 16 can belong to signals and have signal names and objects

    in drawing layers don't have names. So there is a restriction

    which allows to put an object from one signal layer into another

    signal layer, but not into a drawing layer and vice veras.

     

    The ULP simply drops the signal name or creates a signal name,

    depending on situation.

     

    Tks for info.

    lc.

     

     

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