Chapter 3
Setting Up a Design
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To edit the properties of the placed board outline, select the outline and
select
Edit»Properties
. (You must be on the
Board Outline
layer).
Importing a DXF File
Complete the following steps to import a DXF board outline from a CAD
program such as AutoCAD
®
:
1.
Choose
File»Import»DXF
. A standard file selector appears.
2.
Navigate to the correct location for the
.dxf
file, select it and click
OK
.
3.
The
DXF import settings
dialog box appears.
4.
In the
Layers
box, set the following as desired:
•
Import layers from file
radio button—Creates layer names that
correspond to the original DXF files
•
Merge import data into existing layer
radio button—Merges
DXF file layers into the layer chosen from the drop-down list.
5.
In the
Units
box, set the following as desired:
•
Interpret units in file as
radio button—Select a unit of measure
from the drop-down list.
•
Scale import data to fit board outline
—Select if you want to
scale the imported data to fit the current board outline.
6.
Optionally, enable the
Convert closed objects to filled
checkbox.
This indicates if closed objects are to be converted to filled objects.
7.
Click
OK
to import the file.
Using a Pre-Defined Board Outline
Complete the following steps to use a board outline from the Ultiboard
database:
1.
Choose
Place»From Database
to display the
Get a part from the
database
dialog box.
2.
Navigate to the
Board Outlines
section and select the outline you want
to use.
3.
Click
OK
to close the dialog.
4.
Click to place the board outline on the design.
