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- padx.doc Jan 89 Preliminary Data Sheet for PADX 2.31c / 3.00c
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- PADX option
- PADX is an optional software program that converts the PADS-PCB .ASC file
- to and from AutoCAD .DXF format.
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- General Features:
- TO AutoCAD - Converts the PADS-PCB database in the ASCII file to AutoCAD .DXF
- format in a single pass. DECALS are converted to nested AutoCAD blocks
- with an optional height attribute for 3D presentation.Colors are preserved
- where possible - items 'OFF'in PADS-PCB ARE converted but not displayed in
- AutoCAD. DECAL names are also preserved where possible, however characters
- that are illegal in AutoCAD are automatically substituted by PADX.
- PADS are converted to an optimised AutoCAD format (.SHX) where possible for
- faster regen, plotting and simple substitution of PAD styles using the
- AutoCAD STYLE command. ( Round, Square and Octagonal styles with Solid ,
- Outline and Donut options are supplied)
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- PADS-PCB Entity Converted to AutoCAD Entity:
- TEXT Simplex Text, width identified by style name
- Text size compensated by PADX and placed
- on layers TXTn
- 2D LINES Polylines of real width on layers LINn
- COPPER Polyline outline of real width on layers CPRn
- COMBINED Items Combined 2D lines/Text convert to a block
- DECALS Nested Blocks on layer COM1,2 of PADS, 2D Lines and Text
- PADS Sub Blocks on layers PADn , block suffixes -T,-B,-I
- 2D LINES/TEXT Sub Blocks on layer 0, block suffix -D
- PARTTYPES Not converted
- PARTS DECAL XY Location and REF DESC (Ref Text on layer COM3,4)
- TRACKS Routed - Polylines of real width(s) on layers TRKn with
- TRACK end trimmed by 15 mil from PAD Centre.
- Unrouted - Polylines on layer CON and issues warning.
- VIAS Via style on layer PADn.
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- From AutoCAD - For mechanical placements and outlines - allowing the design
- to proceed in parallel with the Mechanical Dept with confidence.Can also
- be used for complex DECAL creation.
- Converts to the AutoCAD .DXF file to .FXD and/or .DEC files.
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- The .FXD file is PADS-PCB ASCII compatible, converted as follows:
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- AutoCAD Entity Converted to PADS-PCB Entity:
- TEXT Placed on TXT layer 30, size compensated and width
- default = 5.
- 2D LINES Placed on LIN layer 30, width default = 5.
- Blocks containing only LINES/TEXT are converted to
- PADS-PCB COMBINED 2D line items.
- 2D lines, circles and ARCs are converted.
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- DECAL Block AutoCAD block incorporating special TERMINAL Number tag
- used to indicate to PADX where TERMINAL PADSTACK position
- and PIN Number. (PADX-PIN.SHX shape file supplied )
- Text, 2D lines, circles and ARCS within the block convert
- to associated PADS-PCB entities. Width default = 5.
- PADX senses the TERMINAL TAG(s) and produces a .DEC file
- containing converted DECAL blocks.
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