[PCB_FORUM] Re: RS-274X

Hey George,

 

By predecessor, I bet you mean Don Gillispie (did I spell his last name
correctly?).

How's Don doing by the way? I worked with him (actually he supported us
in Redmond) for some years at Tek.

 

I know about the photoplot outline, I used to use one just outside of
the drawing title block.

So either way, with 274X output, everything becomes negative, right?

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

Regards,

Gary

 

  

Gary E. MacIndoe
PCB Design Engineer
Fort Collins, Colorado

amd.com

gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx

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Gary:

 

You can also put a photoplot outline area around the stuff you want
visible (Setup >Areas > Photoplot Outline) to get the same effect.  If
you do NOT have this area, it ignores anything outside the board outline
(unless you set the bounding box).

 

My predecessor put in an issue about this when we went to RS-274x back
6-7 years ago.  They put it in the future-features pile (otherwise known
as the round file) and I guess it remains there to this day.  I have
never attempted to resubmit it.  

 

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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Macindoe, Gary
        Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:43
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        Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: RS-274X

        Hey man,

         

        Thanks for the idea. Yeah, it sort of worked. I set the Bounding
Box to 2100 (mils).

        The gerber for this negative layer now included my targets and
film description box, but they are negative.

         

        With RS-274D, the negative layers still had the lines and text
of the targets/film description box (of course outside of the board
outline) as positive.

         

        Thanks again, this may be better than not getting them at all if
I do indeed decide to go to 274X.

         

        Regards,

        Gary

         

         

        Gary E. MacIndoe
        PCB Design Engineer
        Fort Collins, Colorado

        amd.com

        gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx

        
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        Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:14 PM
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        Gary,

         

        Try to set Shape Bounding Box in Artwork Control Form and make
sure this number (measure from board's outline) large enough to cover
any lines & text that you want to show.

         

        -man

         

        
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        Subject: [PCB_FORUM] RS-274X

         

        Hey guys,

         

        Allegro PCB 15.5.1, Expert license, Windows XP Pro

         

        Ok, RS-274X question.

         

        I like negative inner planes, and include targets (lines) and a
film description box (lines and text) below the board.

         

        I notice that when I gerber out negative plane film in RS-274X
format, I don't get the targets (lines) nor the film box (lines and
text).

        I see the same results whether I load the gerbers into an
Allegro database or CAM350.

         

        Is there any way to get the lines and text on a negative film
with RS-274X?

         

        Thanks for any help!

         

        Gary

         

         

        Gary E. MacIndoe
        PCB Design Engineer
        Fort Collins, Colorado

        amd.com

        gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx

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