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Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package

Last post Sun, Oct 7 2012 10:13 PM by girish. 46 replies.

Started by chads108 29 Mar 2012 08:39 AM. Topic has 46 replies.

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Wed, Aug 29 2012 10:32 PM

soori3
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Hello Dave,

I got it with the menu file but i am facing issue as i mentioned below please help me

Here i am having some more issues while running the context file

1). It is not working for silkscreen bottom.

2). It is not working properly for circular silkscreen.

a. Creating an extra circle with lesser radius

b. Not clearing properly at the right side bottom of the circle.

Thanks,

Suresh Annam

silkscreen_probs.jpg

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Thu, Aug 30 2012 5:59 PM

eDave
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Thanks for finding that bug :-)

See the attached, hopefully improved, version.

Cheers,
Dave

EDAVE_clearPinSilk.zip

Dave Elder, Tait Communications

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Thu, Aug 30 2012 9:42 PM

soori3
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Hello Dave,

It works great ... but the only small issue is, still it was not working for silkscreen bottom.

Thanks & Regards,

Suresh Annam

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Sun, Sep 2 2012 3:37 PM

eDave
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

See attached.

This version will also prompt you if you pass nil for either of the values.

Regards,

Dave

EDAVE_clearPinSilk.zip

Dave Elder, Tait Communications

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Sun, Sep 2 2012 9:44 PM

soori3
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Hello Dave,

Its working but i think for silkscreen bottom also it is taking the soldermask top as reference.....

Thanks & Regards,

Suresh

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Mon, Sep 3 2012 2:23 PM

eDave
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Yes, there was a small bug. See attached.

EDAVE_clearPinSilk.zip

Dave Elder, Tait Communications

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Wed, Sep 5 2012 12:13 AM

soori3
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Hello Dave,

Thanks for your help, it works perfect,... :)

Actually in our Libray the footprints will have the silkscreen same as assembly line so i have one script which will copy the assembly top and change to silkscreen top (and also line width from 0.1 mm to 0.254 mm) and after placing the silkscreen exactly on the assembly i am using your Context file which clears the silkscreen on pads, can i link this script file and context file or can we have a code in Context file itself which will copy the assembly to silkscreen first (and also line width from 0.1 mm to 0.254 mm)and places the silkscreen exactly on the assembly and runs the silkscreen cleanup next....?

Please suggest...

Thanks & Regards,

Suresh

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Thu, Sep 6 2012 2:01 PM

eDave
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Hi Suresh,

See attached.

Use: axlCmdRegister("assembly lines to silk" 'EDAVE_assemblyToClearPinSilk ?cmdType "interactive")

You can vary the parameters by adding them to the end of the command in the order: silk width, clearance, minimum length. If you enter "nil" for any these the user will be prompted for a value. eg:

assembly lines to silk 0.25 nil

Regards,

Dave

EDAVE_assemblyToClearPinSilk.zip

Dave Elder, Tait Communications

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Thu, Sep 6 2012 9:40 PM

soori3
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Wow.... it works great :)

Thanks for your help in clearing all my issues.. really now my task was soo easy...

Regards,
Suresh Annam

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Wed, Oct 3 2012 12:01 AM

girish
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Good one.

In cadence silkscreen utility it was copying to manufacture Autosilk & losing linking connection with the symbol !

This works great .Thanks

Regards,

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Thu, Oct 4 2012 2:25 AM

girish
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Thanks EDave for sharing useful skill file which I was looking for .

I have made a script file where I recorded the command with my custom values as you suggested & executing the skill routine by calling script file, it works great & saves my time during FP creation

its executing perfectly in Orcad PCB editor 16.3 , but facing problem while linking to

allegro16.01 ver ,skill file not loading getting below error

E- *Error* loadContext: incompatible version - "EDAVE_clearPinSilk.cxt"

Any suggestions please.

Regards,

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Thu, Oct 4 2012 4:14 PM

eDave
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

16.01. Really!?

See attached

EDAVE_clearPinSilk1601.zip

Dave Elder, Tait Communications

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Thu, Oct 4 2012 10:33 PM

girish
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Thanks for the feedback, still facing problem , screen shot attached

Regards,

CLEARSILKERROR.jpg

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Fri, Oct 5 2012 12:54 AM

eDave
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Rename the context file to EDAVE_clearPinSilk.cxt

Dave Elder, Tait Communications

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Fri, Oct 5 2012 2:22 AM

girish
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Re: Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package Reply

Thank You very much edave, its working .

Could you help me on “EDAVE_assemblyToClearPinSilk.cxt “ skill file too ,this also providing same error when I run it on 16.01v

Regards,

From: eDave

Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 1:25 PM

To: girish@iwavesystems.com

Subject: Re: [PCB Skill Forum] Clear silkscreen from pins in Allegro Package

Rename the context file to EDAVE_clearPinSilk.cxt

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