The Environment dialog opens. The dialog contains the following sections:
Directory/File: Sets the default directory to load the Sheet Form, Drill and
Symbol DXF files.
Set PDF Export Option.
Set Board Figure Void Color White: Sets the color of void in the
board figure as white.
Set Drill Hole Layer to Top Priority: Forcibly change the display
order of the drill hole to the top.
Set Board Outline Color as Black (PDF): Sets the color of board
outline as black to export the PDF file.
Page Manager
Create and manage the pages.
Page Manager
Add Page: Add a new page.
Delete Page: Delete a page from the list. The deleted page cannot be
restored.
Page Count: Shows the number of pages.
Page Tab
Sheet Form: Loads the Sheet Form DXF file.
Add View: Drag the mouse on the right screen to create a view
area.
Figure 1.
A view is created in the page list of the Page Manager.
View List: Check the added views and change the location and size of each
view.
Reload: Restores the changed history to its original state.
Apply: After modifying the values on the list, the changed values are
applied on the work screen. To delete the view, select the view from the
list, press Delete, and then click Apply to delete the selected view.
View Settings
Click the view on the page list.
Dimension
Add the dimension into the PCB design area.
Click
on the object you want to measure on the screen to display the measurement
value, and then left-click to apply the measurement value to the
screen.
Add Dimension:
Figure 2.
Select specific Layer: Select the layer where the object to be measured
exists.
Object: Measures the size or radius of the object.
Radius: Measures the radius of an arc or circle.
Diameter: Measures the diameter of an arc or circle.
Height/Width: Measures the height/width size of the object.
Object to Object: Measures the distance between objects.
Edge to Edge: Measures the minimum distance between the nearest edges of
two selected targets.
Center to Center: Measures the distance between the centers of two
selected objects.
Minimum Distance: Measures the closest distance between two selected
targets.
Delta X, Y: Checks the vertical/horizontal distances of two selected
objects.
Use Same Type: Use the same measure method as for the first type.
Point to Point: Measures the distance between two points in
coordinates.
Figure 3.
Layer
Choose the artwork layers to display on the view
area.
Shows the list of artwork layers displayed on the view.
Figure 4.
Drill
Add the drill into the view area.
The drill list shows
the added drills.
Figure 5.
Add Drill: Import the drill object that was saved as a DXF file.
The drill shape will appear on the screen. Right-click to adjust the
size and set the rotation, then left-click at the desired location to
add the drill.
Size Up: Increase the drill size (Hot key: Page Up).
Size Down: Decrease the drill size (Hot key: Page Up).
Rotation: Set the angle of the drill (Hot key: R)
Symbol
Add the symbol into the view area.
The symbol list
shows the added symbols.
Figure 6.
Add Drill: Import the symbol object that was saved as a DXF file.
The symbol shape will appear on the screen. Right-click to adjust the
size and set the rotation, then left-click at the desired location to
add the symbol.
Size Up: Increase the symbol size (Hot key: Page Up).
Size Down: Decrease the symbol size (Hot key: Page Down).
Rotation: Set the angle of the symbol (Hot key: R).
Delete
Delete created lists.
View List
Select a page.
Under View List, select the list to delete.
Press the Delete key.
Click Apply.
Dimension/Drill/Symbol List
Select a view under the page.
Select a tab and then select the list to delete.
Press the Delete key.
Click Clear to delete all lists.
Page Option
Adjust the list area.
Resize the list area.
Select the page you want to change from the list.
On the right screen, click each area you want to change to adjust
the size. The selected area is indicated by a blue line, and the
size change is increased after selecting the corner part of the
rectangular area with the mouse. In the changeable state, the line
of each area is displayed in yellow.
Click Esc to cancel
Figure 7.
Move the list area.
Select the page you want to change from the list.
On the right screen, click each area you want to move. The selected
area is indicated by a blue line.
Select the area you want to move.
Right-click and press Enter (or select Move in the context
menu).
In the moveable state, the line of each area displays
in yellow.
At the desired location, left-click.
Click Esc to cancel.
Figure 8.
Sheet Form Property Manager
Check the contents specified in the sheet form.
From the menu bar, click Tools > Sheet Form Property Manager. The Sheet Form Property Manager dialog opens and contains the
following sections:
Key: If ＄＄..＄＄ is written as text in the Sheet Form, it is automatically
recognized.
Value: Enters what you want to record.
＄＄TPAGE＄＄: The total number of pages automatically entered displays.
＄＄PAGE＄＄: The total page IDs automatically entered display.
＄＄DATE＄＄: The date entered automatically displays.
If items in All tab are
completed, the content displays in the same way on all pages.
Save and Export
Save and export the PDF.
Open: Open the settings file (*.ppd).
Save: Save the settings file (*.ppd). When saving, the file name is saved as
the sample file name and is stored in the location where the sample file is
located.
Save As: Save the file (*.ppd) by specifying the file name and storage
location.
