User Guide

Asimpleexampleistthe outlines.ulp.StartitwiththeRUNcommand.
StarttheULPwiththeRUNcommand.
Select the layer for which outline data will be generated, define the dia
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meter of the milling tool, and select the output file format (script file
format or HPGL, further formats will follow) in the ULP's dialog win
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dow. The script file containing the outline data can be imported into
EAGLE with the SCRIPT command. In this case use the CAM Proces
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sortogeneratemanufacturingdata.
TheULPexecutesthefollowingsteps:
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Drawingapolygonwiththename_OUTLINES_intheselected
layeroverthewholeboardarea
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Settingthepropertiesofthepolygon:
Rank=6
Width=diameterofmillingtool
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Computingthepolygon;thefillingdefineswhathastobemilled
out
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Generatingoutputdata
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Deletingthepolygoninthelayout
Furtherinformationcanbefoundinthehelpfunction, Outlinedata.
There is a further User Language program mill-outlines.ulp that gener
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ates outline data. This one offers, compared to outlines.ulp some more
configurationparameters.
DataforComponentInsertionMachines
EAGLE includes some ULPs which create data for various component
insertion machines and in-circuit testers. In the eagle/ulp directory you
will find various programs of this type (e.g. mount_smd.ulp, fabmas
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ter.ulp, unidat.ulp).
To start an User Language Program use the RUN command in the Lay
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outEditor.
9.2 WhichFilesdoestheBoardMakerNeed?
FilesGeneratedwiththeCAMProcessor
The following list contains the files which should be generated for the
four-layer board demo.brd. In this example Layer 2 is a normal inner
layer with various signals. Layer 3 is a supply layer for the GND signal,
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PreparingtheManufacturingData