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Topic: PADS Part-Type Name in Batch Create ModePosted: 20 Aug 2013 at 7:52am |
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OK. Thanks for the update.
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Posted: 20 Aug 2013 at 7:45am |
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There will not be any updates until September when our main programmer for the GUI comes back from vacation.
Also, Chris is totally tied up with completing the 3D STEP models for every through-hole component family. We haven't forgot this and it will happen (eventually). |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2013 at 7:28am |
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Hi Tom,
I realize you are all busy but I have sent two emails to Chris without a response in regards to additional features to the pads interface. If you are not planning to add any changes please let me know . Thanks! Lenny Alexman
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013 at 6:51am |
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Chris Arnold is the CAD interface programmer. All features that are unique to any CAD tool need to be approved and implemented by Chris.
What we need for each CAD tool is a separate GUI control panel with all the unique features for that CAD tool. Example: Allegro has many features that other CAD tools do not have and Chris needs to create an Allegro Control Panel to allow Allegro users to program the custom feature like "No Probe Test Point Keep-out" or "Place Bound Layer" or "Mechanical Pins", etc. This needs to be created for every CAD tool, not just PADS. Chris's email is: first name dot last name at pcblibraries dot com (if I post his email address in the forum it will be picked up by junk mail search bots and he'll be bombed with unnecessary email). |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013 at 6:39am |
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Thanks Tom,
I will email him. Also we talked about adding other defaults to the pads interface that were missing. One item was text orientation . You had mentioned this would be implemented . Is this still a plan ? Should I just list what I would like to see and send it to Chris ? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013 at 6:35am |
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Please work directly with Chris Arnold on this feature.
Chris is currently on vacation until the end of the month, but you can email him and he will respond. Chris is the CAD tool interface software programmer and can just about do anything with the program, but we need to involve other PADS customers too so that we implement something that everyone can live with. |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013 at 6:29am |
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Would it be possible to just create a new column with a specific name like Pads-Part-Name and if the software sees you are generating pads decals it then can look for a column with that name to get the different part name. This way it only happens when generating decals for pads ?
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013 at 6:21am |
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Our idea was to use the FPX file mfr. "Part Number" column in the FPX file to auto-generate the "Part Type" and the "Footprint" column to auto-generate the "Decal" name.
The problem we ran into is that only PADS Layout has this issue (it's unique to PADS). So we're still tinkering with it. |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013 at 5:23pm |
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Was PADS Layout "Part Type" name added to the batch library function?
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013 at 11:01am |
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