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Project Parameters and synchronization with PCB

bolomey
bolomey over 6 years ago

Hello,

 

We are a small team using CS to design our products. Recently, I set up our own project template in order to harmonize our design style, rules and output generation. The template contains notably a PrjPCB file, SchDoc and CsPcbDoc file.

 

At the project level, I defined parameters such as project name, document number, author... These parameters are used in the schematics (in the title block) as well as in the PCB (author written in the copper layers). This works fine...on my machine.

 

A colleague recently tried to use the template and we discovered that there is a problem of synchronization between project parameters and copper inscriptions. Let's say that I place on my copper the string ".DBTAuthor". CS on my computer will directly replace this string by the configured author name. This doesn't work on my colleague installation. The string remains ".DBTAuthor". When he switches to 3D, the text is correct but not in 2D. When he generates the Gerber files, the text is then synchronized but the copper pour is not changed meaning that the opening around the text is too big.

 

I will upload screenshots when my colleague arrives to the office.

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    0 bolomey over 6 years ago

    The question is: what shall I do to synchronize the copper with the project parameters?

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    0 bolomey over 6 years ago in reply to bolomey

    Hello,

     

    Here is a screenshot of the 2D and 3D view. This was captured on my colleague machine. Parameters are not actualized in 2D. Only in 3D. Note that the copper pour is not correct. The opening is too big for the actual text.

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    Here is a screenshot of the project parameters:

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    Is there a command to synchronize the parameters?

     

    Any help appreciated! Thank you!

     

    Romain

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    0 bolomey over 6 years ago in reply to bolomey

    Hello,

     

    Here is a screenshot of the 2D and 3D view. This was captured on my colleague machine. Parameters are not actualized in 2D. Only in 3D. Note that the copper pour is not correct. The opening is too big for the actual text.

    image

     

     

    Here is a screenshot of the project parameters:

    image

     

    Is there a command to synchronize the parameters?

     

    Any help appreciated! Thank you!

     

    Romain

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    0 bolomey over 6 years ago in reply to bolomey

    Resolved!

     

    Something was broken in PCB file. We don't know exactly what but we have identified from which SVN revision the problem appears.

     

    We were able to copy all the broken PCB in a clean template PCB file. Then a few manual tasks to reassign net to the correct copper, and everything is OK now.

     

    Thank you

    Bye

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