Other CAD/CAM packages should already have the drill hole data present in the ODB++ structure, therefore a separate import of the NC drill data is unnecessary. If the NC drill data has been generated from the PCB Editor, you must separately import the NC drill data after the ODB++ import has been completed. The ODB++ import option imports ODB++ files into the CAM Editor.
Once completed, NC files will be imported into the CAM Editor and display in the design window along with a Quick Load Process Report log file. When the Gerber files have finished importing, the Import Drill Data dialog will open. From this dialog, you may specify the aperture format from the Detect Aperture Formats drop-down list and access the Gerber Options or Default Units buttons to display the setup dialogs. To import the Gerber, NC Drill, and netlist files into the new CAM document ( File » New » CAM Document), select File » Import » Quick Load from the main menu to open the File Import - Quick Load dialog. You may add any additional extensions required, separated by a semi-colon ( ) from the previous entry. The file extensions listed here determine the type of an imported file, for example, a quick load of Gerber files will look for and load all files with an *.A, *. To check the file extensions or add a new extension, click on the CAM Editor - Miscellaneous page of the Preferences dialog. Using the existing layers may be useful when loading data for more than one board in the same files using different steps in order to panelize the loaded PCBs onto the same CAM panel, which is known as multi-step panelization.
You may specify if you would like the CAM Editor to create new layers, even if layers with identical layer types already exist, or to use the existing layers. To do so, select File » Setup » Import/Export from the main menu to open the CAM Editor - Import/Export page of the Preferences dialog.Ĭlick on Import Settings from the Gerber Import (Default) area to display the Gerber Import Settings dialog, where you may set up the default import settings for Gerber files. Setting Up Import Optionsīefore importing the Gerber, NC drill, and netlist files into the new CAM document, you may set up import options, such as the Gerber Import settings. The File » Import menu includes separate commands that allow the import of selected Gerber, ODB++, netlist (IPC-356-D), NC Drill, Mill/Rout, and DXF/DWG files.
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