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How do I create holes and positions from imported DXF

shearder

Hi All

 

I have a panel that i have designed which has switches, buttons, knobs (rotaries), LEDs and a LCD screen. I have imported the DXF version of this into Eagle on the dimension layer. I will machine a 300mmx300mm Double sided board.

 

What i want to know: Some circles on the DXF are HOLES some are positions for LEDs.

 

How do i go about selecting a circle and making it a HOLE without redrawing a polygon and TRYING to align it. Also, how do i move other circles to a different layer for positioning of the LEDs?

 

Hope that makes sense.

 

Thanks in advance.

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    Hi Sean,

     

    I posted this on your other thread in the suggest forum first then saw this so I am reposting in this thread which seems more live. Anyway, I thought this was an interesting query so decided to write a ULP to do this. Save the code below as circleToHole.ulp.

     

    #usage "en: Adds a hole at the location and size of the selected circle\n"

               "run circleToHole install - to install to the boards context menu"

     

     

    if (argv[1] == "install") {

        exit("edit .brd; set context circle 'Place hole (Non-PT)...' 'run circleToHole';"

             "           set context circle 'Place hole (PT)...' 'run circleToHole plated';");

    } else {

     

       string cmd="";

       string grid="mil";

     

       if (board) {

          board(B) {

             if (B.grid.unit == GRID_UNIT_MIC) {

                grid = "mic";

             } else {

                if (B.grid.unit == GRID_UNIT_MM) {

                   grid = "mm";

                } else {

                   if (B.grid.unit == GRID_UNIT_INCH) {

                      grid = "in";

                   }

                }

             }

             B.circles(C) {

                if (ingroup(C)) {

                   if (argv[1] == "plated") {

                      sprintf(cmd, "GRID mil; VIA %f Round 1-16 (%f %f); CHA DRI %f (%f %f); GRID %s;", 2.0 * u2mil(C.radius), u2mil(C.x), u2mil(C.y), 2.0 * u2mil(C.radius), u2mil(C.x), u2mil(C.y), grid);

                   } else {

                      sprintf(cmd, "GRID mil; HOLE %f (%f %f); GRID %s;", 2.0 * u2mil(C.radius), u2mil(C.x), u2mil(C.y), grid);

                   }

                }

             }

          }

       }

     

       exit(cmd);

     

    }

    Then in the board do:

     

         run circleToHole install <return>

     

    Then two context menu items will appear when you right click on circles in imported DXF's relating to hole positions (actually any circle but I can't easily differentiate). You can then select to insert a non-plated or a plated hole (which is just a via).

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Rachael

  • 0 in reply to rachaelp

    WOW thank you so much. I will give it a try over this weekend. It will surely come in handy going forward as i get numerous requests for custom panels and the truth is it becomes difficult with the number of wires i sometimes need so a circuit board with tracks rather than wires will be much better then i can also lay SMD LEDs for back lighting and holes to mount rotaries and the panel just attaches to the circuit board.

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  • 0 in reply to rachaelp

    WOW thank you so much. I will give it a try over this weekend. It will surely come in handy going forward as i get numerous requests for custom panels and the truth is it becomes difficult with the number of wires i sometimes need so a circuit board with tracks rather than wires will be much better then i can also lay SMD LEDs for back lighting and holes to mount rotaries and the panel just attaches to the circuit board.

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