Send sketches in drawing to their own layer
Send sketches in drawing to their own layer
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I have have a PBC assembly with a hundred parts. Each part has a footprint sketch in it. I have an in-context part in this assembly with 101 converted entity sketches (the 100 footprints + PCB outline). Each sketch is named by its reference designator and a CircuitWorks nomenclature for IDF export. Sometimes I work with PCB layout guys who only go from a dxf.
To create the dxf I create a drawing from this part consisting only of sketches. I would like to find an easy way to get each sketch in its own layer for dxf export and also have the layer take on the name of the sketch. Right now I have to create the layer, name it, and use convert entities with the skech selected. This can be time consuming and I can think of a macro to handle this, but I thought one of you macro guru's may have tackled this. Any tips?
Thanks,
RFUS
To create the dxf I create a drawing from this part consisting only of sketches. I would like to find an easy way to get each sketch in its own layer for dxf export and also have the layer take on the name of the sketch. Right now I have to create the layer, name it, and use convert entities with the skech selected. This can be time consuming and I can think of a macro to handle this, but I thought one of you macro guru's may have tackled this. Any tips?
Thanks,
RFUS






RE: Send sketches in drawing to their own layer
I use to do this and would make configs of the PCB showing components or without.
If you are trying to send the DXF for manufacturing, I suggest not sending the DXF because it is not very accurate. I suggest using the software the PCB was created from.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Send sketches in drawing to their own layer
I grit my teeth and just finished creating all 100 custom named and colored layers for my dxf export. Isn't mindless work great. When they get this dxf or idf layout with a schematic, bom and datasheets my quotes look better because all the work is done, that is if I didn't screw up and lay the pads out backwards cause I'd already done a 10 hour day. Its ok though, that one was only a $3500 mistake.
RFUS