Chapter 8
Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly
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The new setting uses the same properties as the
Default
setting, or the
setting that was last loaded. Refer to the
section for information about changing the properties stored in
the new setting.
Complete the following steps to delete an export setting:
1.
Choose
File»Export
. The
Export
dialog box appears.
2.
Select the setting to be deleted from the
Export settings
drop-down
list.
3.
Click
Delete
. The setting is deleted from the
Export settings
drop-down list.
Viewing and Editing Export Properties
Properties can be viewed and edited for each device or type of export. This
is done through the property dialog boxes that correspond to the devices or
types listed in the
Export
dialog box:
•
Gerber RS-274D
•
Gerber RS-274X
•
DXF
•
Board Statistics
•
Bill of Materials
•
Parts Centroids
•
NC Drill
Complete the following steps to display the properties dialog box for a type
of export:
1.
Select the item in the list displayed in the
Export
dialog box.
2.
Click
Properties
. The item’s property dialog box appears.
Setting Gerber Properties
The
Gerber properties
(RS-274X or RS-274D) dialog box allows you to
select the layers to be exported, the number of digits in numerals, and the
kind of measurements:
•
Available layers
list—Select the layers to export in this list and click
the
->
button to move them to the
Export Layers
and
Merged Layers
list (RS-274X only).
•
Units
box—Select measurement system (
Imperial
or
Metric
).
•
Digits
box—Define the number of integers and decimal places.
