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Added Generic Commands to CAM Processor

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One final improvement to the CAM processor.  It would be great to have a

"command" device where you could specify an EAGLE command to run, like

running a ULP.  If this was strictly a "ULP" command that would be OK too.

 

Doing this would allow for auto-generation of BOM and x-y data when the CAM

file is processed.  This would help ensure those files match the PCB gerber

files since they are all created at the same point in time.

 

With all these changes the CAM processor would really become "Export

Manager" or something like that.

 

Cheers,

 

James.

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  • On 11/11/10 17:10, James Morrison wrote:

    One final improvement to the CAM processor.  It would be great to have a

    "command" device where you could specify an EAGLE command to run, like

    running a ULP.  If this was strictly a "ULP" command that would be OK too.

     

    Doing this would allow for auto-generation of BOM and x-y data when the CAM

    file is processed.  This would help ensure those files match the PCB gerber

    files since they are all created at the same point in time.

     

    With all these changes the CAM processor would really become "Export

    Manager" or something like that.

     

    Your last three suggestions sound like you're trying to cram things

    into the CAM Processor that could be easily (and much more powerful)

    be done with a simple shell script (or "batch file", in Windows-speak ;-).

     

    Klaus Schmidinger

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  • in reply to kcadsoft

    On 11/12/2010 12:25 AM, Klaus Schmidinger wrote:

    On 11/11/10 17:10, James Morrison wrote:

    >> One final improvement to the CAM processor.  It would be great to have a

    >> "command" device where you could specify an EAGLE command to run, like

    >> running a ULP.  If this was strictly a "ULP" command that would be OK too.

    >>

    >> Doing this would allow for auto-generation of BOM and x-y data when the CAM

    >> file is processed.  This would help ensure those files match the PCB gerber

    >> files since they are all created at the same point in time.

    >>

    >> With all these changes the CAM processor would really become "Export

    >> Manager" or something like that.

     

    Your last three suggestions sound like you're trying to cram things

    into the CAM Processor that could be easily (and much more powerful)

    be done with a simple shell script (or "batch file", in Windows-speak ;-).

     

    Klaus Schmidinger

    I support James' suggestion.

     

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  • in reply to kcadsoft

    On 11/12/2010 12:25 AM, Klaus Schmidinger wrote:

    On 11/11/10 17:10, James Morrison wrote:

    >> One final improvement to the CAM processor.  It would be great to have a

    >> "command" device where you could specify an EAGLE command to run, like

    >> running a ULP.  If this was strictly a "ULP" command that would be OK too.

    >>

    >> Doing this would allow for auto-generation of BOM and x-y data when the CAM

    >> file is processed.  This would help ensure those files match the PCB gerber

    >> files since they are all created at the same point in time.

    >>

    >> With all these changes the CAM processor would really become "Export

    >> Manager" or something like that.

     

    Your last three suggestions sound like you're trying to cram things

    into the CAM Processor that could be easily (and much more powerful)

    be done with a simple shell script (or "batch file", in Windows-speak ;-).

     

    Klaus Schmidinger

    I support James' suggestion.

     

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