Agreed. If, in fact, you're OUTPUTTING the DXF file to a mechanical package, leave it alone, and mirror it in the mechanical tool. It's simple to do in ANY mechanical package. Good day. > > I don't know the answer to your question, but mirroring is so easy and > effective in autocad, that's where I do it. Another thing I do in autocad > is hatch the pins for the assembly drawing, as they come over unfilled. > To > do this easily I export the pins on their own autocad layer, so that I can > grab them all to hatch solid. > > > Patrick Westfeldt, Jr. > North Boulder Circuit Design > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Salberg [mailto:msalberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:52 AM > To: Cadence User Group > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Mirror dxf file? > > Hello all, > Is there a way to mirror a dxf file output? > We used to create a plot file, mirror on import to .brd, then dxf out. > This creates a DXF on pen layers. > We want to mirror all of the bottom side components, board outline, > etc...for the bottom side assembly drawing. But also would like to output > the DXF with real layers instead of pen layers. > > Thanks, > Mark > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > _ > Scanned by IBM Email Security Management Services powered by MessageLabs. > For more information please visit http://www.ers.ibm.com > ____________________________________________________________________________ > _ > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe/unsubscribe: > Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe > > To view the archives of this list please login at > //www.freelists.org. > Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to > //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ > > Problems or Questions: > Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! > Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. > > SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx > POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe/unsubscribe: > Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe > > To view the archives of this list please login at > //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum > or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ > > Problems or Questions: > Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! > Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. > > SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx > POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------- Stay ahead of the information curve. Receive PCB news and jobs on your desktop daily. Subscribe today to the PCB CafeNews newsletter. [ http://www10.pcbcafe.com/nl/newsletter_subscribe.php ] It's informative and essential. ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------