27 1. Select View > Layers > Edit All. You will see all data appear from the graphical window and all layers in the GC-Explorer window will now have the (e) status indicating they are edit ready. 2. Highlight layer P16 (the Fabrication drawing) in the GC-Explorer and set its status to Hide. We will not array the Fabrication Drawing. 3. This example will create a 2 x 3 array with a 0.3 inch gap between images in the x plane and a 0.5 inch gap in the y plane. The values we will enter can easily be found by measuring from the lower left corner of the board to the upper right corner and adding the desired gap. 4. Click into the Graphics window and right click on the mouse. Select Select All and all data on screen should turn white. 5. Select Panel > Array Copy and Paste. 6. Enter 2 in the X copies 7. Enter inches in the X step 8. Enter 3 in the Y copies 9. Enter inches in the Y step 10. Select OK. 11. Right click and Unselect All. 12. Right click and Zoom to Extents The array pattern is now created. The data has been copied to make the array. This means that each individual image can be edited if necessary. More complex array patterns can be created by combining the Array Copy and Paste function, the Rotation function and Move to Offset function. If the array copy and paste is performed when in Layers (Panelize) mode (see On Line Help for details) the array consists of virtual copies of the original allowing changes made to the original to automatically update the other images in the array. Advanced Scan and Replace 1. From the main menu choose File > Open 2. Use the file picker to navigate to the Examples directory that is a sub-directory in the Installation directory. (For a GC-PrevuePlus vx.x.x standard installation this would be in C:\Program Files\GraphiCode\PowerPlatform x.x.x\gc-prevueplus\examples). 3. Select the Loaded.GWK then select Open 4. Select View > Layers > Hide All. You will see all data disappear from the graphical window and all layers in the GC-Explorer window will now have the (h) status indicating they are hidden. 5. Now set Physical layer P3 to Edit status in preparation for converting some of the features that look like pads but are constructed using Traces. 6. Highlight P3 in the GC-Explorer tree, right click and choose Properties. You should receive the Properties page for this layer (alternatively you can double click P3). In the Properties page you will see two small drop down boxes of color which are grouped together one is the color of Pads, the other is the color of traces. Click the drop down box next to pad: to change the color of the pads on the layer. Make sure that the pads and the traces are different colors. Click OK and then click in the graphics area. You should see that the pads and traces are now displayed in different colors. 7. The aim of the Advanced Scan and Replace function is the convert a trace or traces into a pad. Pads are useful because they are easier to edit in many cases and can be used to create other data (for instance the locations of pads can be used to aid in the creation of a drill file). 8. Zoom in to an area that contains a number of SMD pads (note that they should be drawn using the Trace color because they are, in fact, not pads but traces. Click on ONE of
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31 Import 1. Run File > Import (hot key shft + i ) and select the Aperture.rep, SILKBOT.GBR, SILKTOP.GBR, SPASTBOT.GBR and SPASTTOP.GBR files from the following directory: C:\Program Files\GraphiCode\PowerPlatform x.x.x\gc-prevueplus\examples See Figure 17: Figure Use ctrl + left mouse click to select specific files, then press Select to scan and import the files. 3. GC-PrevuePlus will auto-interpret the data format parameters, but sometimes the interpretation is slightly off due to certain design and precision aspects. It is possible to determine the format parameters for RS274D Gerber and NC Drill files by reviewing the format specified in the Import Verify File Information dialog, where it s also possible to change the format parameters per the Modify Format Parameters option (accessible by right-click pop-up menu) See Figure 18.
The format of the files is mainly DPF. This is the internal format for UCAM, the front-end data preparation or CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) system we use designed and developed by Ucamco. The paste files can also be downloaded as Gerber data. To read DPF files as well as Gerber data and Excellon drill files we recommend GC-Prevue, available as a free download from www.graphicode.com. 2ff7e9595c
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