export board outline?

"Maurice SAAB" <morisaab@yahoo.fr> wrote in message

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Using "hierarchical.zip" (in ulp download section), you can convert your

board ans schematic to a device in library. So you preserve the layout you

want.

 

Thank You Maurice, Warren and Marco.

  Oppie

Marco Trapanese wrote:

Il 06/11/2012 19:15, Oppie ha scritto:

 

>> Tried making a library footprint by pasting in a copy of the board.

>> Would not accept the components on the board like the connectors I

>> wanted to use. I suppose I could just make a dimension markup in the

>> measures layer to give outline and center marks of connectors and

>> holes.

>

You can't copy and paste from board. But you can within libraries. So

draw the outline and the reference holes in a new package. Then place

the pads for your connector (from scratch or pasting the package of an

existing one). Create a symbol with the same connector including other

pins if needed. Eventually complete the job creating the device.

 

Marco

You can copy the board outline, holes and text etc. and  paste it into a new

package.

Leaving only the pads for the connectors to be added..

Follow along:

In the board editor, clear the group with the following line in the command

line.

GROUP;

Next select the GROUP icon.  Add the board dimension lines and the holes to

the new group one at a time by holding the CTL key as you click the objects.

When ready, select enter COPY(>0 0); to copy the group .

By moving the cursor you can confirm if you have selected all the lines and

holes.

You can press Esc to get the selection off the cursor.

Open your library and open a new package.

Enter into the command line   PASTE(>0 0);

You may need to group the objects again and move them to get the origin to a

different place.

Then add to the package the pads and other objects you need.

HTH

Warren

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Il 06/11/2012 19:15, Oppie ha scritto:

Tried making a library footprint by pasting in a copy of the board.

Would not accept the components on the board like the connectors I

wanted to use. I suppose I could just make a dimension markup in the

measures layer to give outline and center marks of connectors and holes.

You can't copy and paste from board. But you can within libraries. So

draw the outline and the reference holes in a new package. Then place

the pads for your connector (from scratch or pasting the package of an

existing one). Create a symbol with the same connector including other

pins if needed. Eventually complete the job creating the device.

Marco

On 06/11/2012 18:54, Oppie wrote:

I am making several boards with common connector layout and mounting

holes. Have one board laid out so far and want to take this to use as a

template for others. What would be the best way to do this?

 

tia - Oppie

Using "hierarchical.zip" (in ulp download section), you can convert your

board ans schematic to a device in library. So you preserve the layout

you want.

HTH

"Marco Trapanese" <marcotrapaneseNOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message

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Il 06/11/2012 17:54, Oppie ha scritto:

 

>> I am making several boards with common connector layout and mounting

>> holes. Have one board laid out so far and want to take this to use as a

>> template for others. What would be the best way to do this?

>

You may create a new part in your library with the connector and the

mounting holes.

 

Tried making a library footprint by pasting in a copy of the board. Would

not accept the components on the board like the connectors I wanted to use.

I suppose I could just make a dimension markup in the measures layer to give

outline and center marks of connectors and holes.

Il 06/11/2012 17:54, Oppie ha scritto:

I am making several boards with common connector layout and mounting

holes. Have one board laid out so far and want to take this to use as a

template for others. What would be the best way to do this?

You may create a new part in your library with the connector and the

mounting holes.

Marco