PCB Libraries Forum Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > Libraries > Schematic Symbols > CADSTAR
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - How to make a batch output an alternative.
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

How to make a batch output an alternative.

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
Matthew Lamkin View Drop Down
Advanced User
Advanced User


Joined: 02 Oct 2012
Status: Offline
Points: 284
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Matthew Lamkin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: How to make a batch output an alternative.
    Posted: 03 Dec 2012 at 9:06am
Just a tip for those CADSTAR usersthat want to be able to batch output parts in Least, Nominal & Maximum dimensions and have a single component name but each different sized version of it as an alternative footprint.
(This is so that it can easily be selected within a design and changed I.E. when going from a prototype with Maximum to Least for production etc).

Output your batch with the environment setting as required and the component name will have L, N or M at the end of it.

Open the .CPA file within notepad and use search and replace for the following.
The text to search/replace is within the quote.

Least
Find
Quote L" ""
replace with
Quote " "L"

Nominal
Find
Quote N" ""
replace with
Quote " "N"

Maximum
Find
Quote M" ""
replace with
Quote " "M"


And save the .cpa file and import as usual.

Then you will get alternatives for each output.
Back to Top
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.188 seconds.