User Guide

9.5 Set OutputParameters
This section describes the setting of the parameters for the output of a
drawing or a file, which will then be started with the button Process job
or Process section. The parameters for a section, as described below, are
setinthesameway.
Load the schematic or board file from the CAM Processor’s File/Open
menu,andsetthefollowingparameters:
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Selectthedriverforthedesired outputdeviceinthe Device combo
box.
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Entertheoutputdatainthe File field.
Ifoutputistogodirectlytoaplotter,enterthenameoftheprint
queuethatisconnectedtothecorrespondingcomputerinterface
inUNCnotation,e.g.
\\Servername\Plottername.
If,under File,Wheel,or Rack,youonlygivethedotandthefile
extension,theentrywillbeexpandedwiththenameofthesche
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maticorlayoutfilethatisloaded.
Example: .cmp isexpandedto boardname.cmp.
Seealsothesectiononthe NamesoftheOutputFiles.
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Selecttheoutputlayersbyclickingtheappropriatelayernumber.
Clickthemenu Layer/Deselectall tofirstuncheckallthelayers.
Layer/showselected displaysonlythecurrentlyselectedlayers.
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Setdevice-specificparameters(aperturewheeletc.).
SelectingtheGerberdevicedriver,forexample,invokesthe Wheel
field.Hereyouhavetoinputthepathtoyouraperturelist.Ifyou
wanttogeneratedrilldata(devices:EXCELLON_RACK,
SM1000,SM3000),EAGLEasksforadrilltableinthe Rack field
(seealsopage 212, Drilldata).
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Set flag options.
Mirror:
Mirrorstheoutput
Rotate:
Rotatestheoutputby90degrees.
Upsidedown:
Rotatestheoutputby180degrees.Whencombinedwith Rotate,
thedrawingisrotatedbyatotalof270degrees.
Pos.Coords.:
Offsetstheoutputsothatnegativecoordinatesareeliminatedand
thedrawingisreferencedtotheoriginoftheoutputdevice.Thisis
advisablefordeviceswhichgenerateerrormessagesifnegativeco
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ordinatesaredetected.Thedefaultis on.
Quickplot:
Draftoutputwhichshowsonlytheoutlinesofobjects.Thisop
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tionisnotavailableforalldevices.
Optimize:
Activatestheoptimizationofthedrawingsequenceforplotters.
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