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Markus Friedrich: /* Image data (DXF) of a board outline */

2018-01-10T09:33:48Z

Image data (DXF) of a board outline

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	== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==		== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==

	Please refer to the article [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>		Please refer to the article [[DXF]] where the import of DXF-data is explained.<br><br><br><br>

	= Engraving a logo on a front panel =		= Engraving a logo on a front panel =

Markus Friedrich: /* Milling a logo on a front panel */

2018-01-10T08:10:23Z

Milling a logo on a front panel

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	Please refer to the article [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>		Please refer to the article [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>

	= ~~Milling~~ a logo on a front panel =		= Engraving a logo on a front panel =

	You can read more about this in the article: [[~~Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen~~]]		You can read more about this in the article: [[Engraving a logo to a frontpanel]]
	The process is identical. Simply exchange the copper layer by a frontpanel layer (not milling but engraving).<br><br><br><br><br>		The process is identical. Simply exchange the copper layer by a frontpanel layer (not milling but engraving).<br><br><br><br><br>


	[[fr:Insérer une image]][[de:Bild einfügen]][[Category:Schematic]][[Category:Layout]][[Category:Elements]][[Category:Actions]]		[[fr:Insérer une image]][[de:Bild einfügen]][[Category:Schematic]][[Category:Layout]][[Category:Elements]][[Category:Actions]]

Markus Friedrich: /* Using an image as a design template */

2018-01-10T08:08:30Z

Using an image as a design template

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	== A photo of an existing PCB design ==		== A photo of an existing PCB design ==

	Guess you have no layout data from a previous project but only the PCB physically in your hands. Now you would like to reproduce the board and have the idea to import a picture of your PCB like a "drawing template" into your layout to place components and traces piece by piece. It's very easy. Please read more in the article '''[[Reverse Engineering]]'''.~~<br>~~<br><br><br>		Guess you have no layout data from a previous project but only the PCB physically in your hands. Now you would like to reproduce the board and have the idea to import a picture of your PCB like a "drawing template" into your layout to place components and traces piece by piece. It's very easy. Please read more in the article '''[[Reverse Engineering]]'''.<br><br><br>

	== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==		== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==

Markus Friedrich: /* A photo of an existing PCB design */

2018-01-10T08:07:30Z

A photo of an existing PCB design

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	== A photo of an existing PCB design ==		== A photo of an existing PCB design ==

	Guess you have no layout data from a previous project but only the PCB physically in your hands. Now you would like to import a picture of your PCB like a "drawing template" into your layout to place components and traces piece by piece. It's very easy. Please read more in the article '''[[Reverse Engineering]]'''.<br><br><br><br>		Guess you have no layout data from a previous project but only the PCB physically in your hands. Now you would like to reproduce the board and have the idea to import a picture of your PCB like a "drawing template" into your layout to place components and traces piece by piece. It's very easy. Please read more in the article '''[[Reverse Engineering]]'''.<br><br><br><br>


	== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==		== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==

Markus Friedrich at 08:05, 10 January 2018

2018-01-10T08:05:42Z

Markus Friedrich: /* Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen */

2018-01-09T12:49:58Z

Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen

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	Please refer to the article [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>		Please refer to the article [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>

	= ~~Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen~~ =		= Milling a logo on a front panel =

	~~Mehr darüber finden Sie auch im Artikel~~: [[Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen]] ~~Der Prozess ist identisch~~. ~~Tauschen Sie einfach die Frontplattenlage gegen eine Kupferlage~~.<br><br><br><br><br>		You can read more about this in the article: [[Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen]]
			The process is identical. Simply exchange the copper layer by a frontpanel layer (not milling but engraving).<br><br><br><br><br>


	[[fr:Insérer une image]][[de:Bild einfügen]][[~~Kategorie~~:~~Schaltplan~~]][[~~Kategorie~~:Layout]][[~~Kategorie~~:~~Elemente~~]] [[~~Kategorie~~:~~Aktionen~~]]		[[fr:Insérer une image]][[de:Bild einfügen]][[Category:Schematic]][[Category:Layout]][[Category:Elements]][[Category:Actions]]

Markus Friedrich: /* Ein Bild als Designvorlage verwenden */

2018-01-09T12:46:00Z

Ein Bild als Designvorlage verwenden

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	[[Image:RechteckLogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo in copper drawn on a rectangle of deletion]]<br>Logo in copper drawn on a rectangle of deletion<br><br><br><br>		[[Image:RechteckLogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo in copper drawn on a rectangle of deletion]]<br>Logo in copper drawn on a rectangle of deletion<br><br><br><br>

	= ~~Ein Bild als Designvorlage verwenden~~ =		= Using an image as a design template =

	== ~~Ein Foto eines vorliegenden Leiterplattendesigns~~ ==		== A photo of an existing PCB design ==

	~~Sie haben von einem früheren Projekt nur noch die Platine und keinerlei Layout-Datenmaterial~~. ~~Jetzt würden Sie gerne ein Bild Ihrer Platine als~~ "~~Malvorlage~~" ~~in Ihr Layout importieren um Bauteile entsprechend zu platzieren und Leiterbahnen Stück für Stück nachzuzeichnen~~. ~~Das geht sehr leicht~~. ~~Bitte lesen Sie mehr dazu im Artikel~~ '''[[Reverse Engineering]]'''. <br><br><br><br>		Guess you have no layout data from a previous project but only the PCB physically in your hands. Now you would like to import a picture of your PCB like a "drawing template" into your layout to place components and traces piece by piece. It's very easy. Please read more in the article '''[[Reverse Engineering]]'''.<br><br><br><br>

	~~== Bilddaten (DXF) eines Platinenumrisses ==~~

	~~Hierzu betrachten Sie bitte den Artikel~~ [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>		== Image data (DXF) of a board outline ==

			Please refer to the article [[DXF]]<br><br><br><br>

	= Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen =		= Ein Logo auf eine Frontplatte fräsen =

Markus Friedrich: /* As deletion from a copper plane */

2018-01-09T12:39:27Z

As deletion from a copper plane

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	== As deletion from a copper plane ==		== As deletion from a copper plane ==

	To do this, you should have created a ground plane on the copper layer in question. Now simply bring the logo to the appropriate "Deletion"- layer . So in our case it is layer 15, Deletion top.		To do this, you should have created a ground plane on the copper layer in question. Now simply bring the logo to the appropriate "Deletion"- layer . So in our case it is layer 15, Deletion top.<br><br>

	[[Image:LogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo brought to the deletion layer]]<br>Logo brought to the deletion layer.<br><br>		[[Image:LogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo brought to the deletion layer]]<br>Logo brought to the deletion layer.<br><br>

Markus Friedrich: /* als Löschung aus einer Kupferfläche */

2018-01-09T12:38:41Z

als Löschung aus einer Kupferfläche

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	[[Image:LogoInMassefläche.jpg\|Copper logo embedded to a ground plane]]<br>Image: Copper logo embedded to a ground plane<br><br><br>		[[Image:LogoInMassefläche.jpg\|Copper logo embedded to a ground plane]]<br>Image: Copper logo embedded to a ground plane<br><br><br>

	== ~~als Löschung aus einer Kupferfläche~~ ==		== As deletion from a copper plane ==

	~~Dazu sollten Sie eine Massefläche auf der betreffenden Kupferfläche erzeugt haben~~. ~~Jetzt bringen Sie das Logo einfach auf die entsprechende Lösch~~-~~Ebene~~. ~~In unserem Fall also Ebene~~ 15, ~~Lösch oben~~.		To do this, you should have created a ground plane on the copper layer in question. Now simply bring the logo to the appropriate "Deletion"- layer . So in our case it is layer 15, Deletion top.

	[[Image:LogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo ~~direkt in der Lösch Ebene~~]]<br>Logo ~~direkt in der Lösch-Ebene der betreffenden Massefläche~~<br><br>		[[Image:LogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo brought to the deletion layer]]<br>Logo brought to the deletion layer.<br><br>


	~~Je feingliedriger Ihre Bild ist~~, ~~umso schwieriger ist es, dieses von Kupfer umfließen zu lassen~~. ~~Bedenken Sie, dass Gerberdaten die Grundlage für einen Belichtungsvorgang ist~~. ~~Lichtgriffel~~, ~~die das Layout auf einer Fotosensiblen Platte abfahren~~, ~~haben immer eine bestimmte Strichbreite~~ (= ~~Blendenöffnung~~). ~~Wenn diese Strichbreite zu gross gewählt ist, oder produktionstechnisch nicht kleiner werden kann~~, ~~kommen die Werkzeuge nicht gut~~ in ~~alle Ecken und lassen Innenbereiche gegebenenfalls ganz aus~~. ~~Die Ergebnisse sind dann nicht überzeugend~~. ~~Hinzu kommt~~, ~~dass Löschungen aus einer Massefläche immer auch elektromagnetische Irritationen hervorrufen können~~. ~~Tendenz daher: Wir raten ab~~.		The finer your image is, the more difficult it is to let copper flow around it. Keep in mind that Gerber data is the basis for a light exposure process. Light pens, which move according to the tracks of the the layout on a photo-sensitive plate, always have a certain line width (=aperture). If this line width is too large or cannot be reduced in terms of production technology, the tools do not work well in all corners. Orphan ground areas (signal islands) are left out completely if necessary. The results then are not convincing. In addition, deletions from a ground plane can always cause electromagnetic irritations. We therefore tend to advise against this.

	~~Alternativ könnten Sie eine Rechteck in die Lösch- Ebene platzieren um dann das Logo in Kupfer wieder darauf zu setzen.<br><br>~~

	[[Image:RechteckLogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo ~~auf Freifläche~~ in ~~der Lösch Ebene~~]]<br>Logo ~~auf einer Freifläche~~ in ~~der Lösch-Ebene der betreffenden Massefläche~~<br><br><br><br>		Alternatively, you could place a rectangle in the delete layer and then again put the logo in copper on it.<br><br>

			[[Image:RechteckLogoInLoesch.jpg\|Logo in copper drawn on a rectangle of deletion]]<br>Logo in copper drawn on a rectangle of deletion<br><br><br><br>

	= Ein Bild als Designvorlage verwenden =		= Ein Bild als Designvorlage verwenden =

Markus Friedrich: /* Print of copper */

2018-01-09T11:57:17Z

Print of copper

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	If you now create a ground plane over the whole board on layer 16 (menu: Actions/Ground ~~plane~~/Entire ~~pcb~~ area...), you will get the following picture:		If you now create a ground plane over the whole board on layer 16 (menu: Actions/Ground planes/Entire PCB area...), you will get the following picture:

	[[Image:LogoInMassefläche.jpg\|Copper logo embedded to a ground plane]]<br>Image: Copper logo embedded to a ground plane<br><br><br>		[[Image:LogoInMassefläche.jpg\|Copper logo embedded to a ground plane]]<br>Image: Copper logo embedded to a ground plane<br><br><br>

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	[[Image: TargetLogo200weiss.jpg]]<br>Image: This image is to be printed in schematic and layout.<br><br><br><br>		[[Image: TargetLogo200weiss.jpg]]<br>Image: This image is to be printed in schematic and layout.<br><br><br><br>

	~~In this case, the~~ file format is *.jpg in a size of 200 x 63 pixels.		The file format of the above image is *.jpg in a size of 200 x 63 pixels.
	The higher the resolution, the sharper the image in the project. It is up to you which resolution and dimensions you use. Experience has shown that the images used are ~~rather~~ small, because ~~you mostly want to place your~~ logo at a certain position.		The higher the resolution, the sharper the image in the project. It is up to you which resolution and dimensions you use. Experience has shown that the images used are small, because in most cases a logo shall be placed at a certain position.

	To insert, use the menu item: '''Actions/Insert image...'''. The following dialog opens:		To insert an image, use the menu item: '''Actions/Insert image...'''. The following dialog opens:


	[[image:BildEinfgDlg_e.jpg\|Dialog Load picture into rectangle]]<br>Image: The dialog "Load picture into rectangle"<br><br><br>		[[image:BildEinfgDlg_e.jpg\|Dialog Load picture into rectangle]]<br>Image: The dialog "Load picture into rectangle"<br><br><br>

	Now select the desired image from your directory~~, in our case it is the TARGETlogo200weiss. jpg~~. Before that, you determine the size in height and width, just as you want it to be in the schematic. If you set the check mark to "proportional", then you only need to determine either the height or the width. The other value results automatically from the dimensions of the image. Click on the button "Create image" in the dialog. The lower left corner of the position frame now is fixed to the cursor and can be dropped with a mouse click.<br><br>		Now select the desired image from your directory. Before that, you determine in the dialog the size in height and width, just as you want it to be in the schematic. If you set the check mark to "proportional", then you only need to determine either the height or the width. The other value results automatically from the dimensions of the image. Click on the button "Create image" in the dialog. The lower left corner of the position frame now is fixed to the cursor and can be dropped with a mouse click.<br><br>
	[[image:Bild_positionieren.jpg\|Position frame of the image is fixed to the cursor]]<br>Image: Position frame of the image<br><br><br>		[[image:Bild_positionieren.jpg\|Position frame of the image is fixed to the cursor]]<br>Image: Position frame (=a bounding rectangle) of the image<br><br><br>


	[[image:Bild_eingefuegt.jpg\|Imagine in the schematic]]<br>Image: The desired image is inserted to the schematic<br><br><br>		[[image:Bild_eingefuegt.jpg\|Imagine in the schematic]]<br>Image: The desired image is inserted to the schematic<br><br><br>

	A new click on the picture will ~~bring up~~ the ~~picture frame~~ with black touchpads at the corners and in the middle. At one of these, you can stretch or compress the image. If held at a border line segment, the image can be moved. Double-clicking on the picture opens the dialog "Change rectangles". This refers to the rectangular border around the image. If you change the rectangle height and width in this dialog box, the size of the image will change accordingly.<br><br><br><br>		A new click on the picture will highlight the image with black touchpads at the corners and in the middle. Holding one of these, you can stretch or compress the image. If held at a border line segment, the whole image can be moved. Double-clicking on the picture opens the dialog "Change rectangles". This refers to the rectangular border around the image. If you change the rectangle height and width in this dialog box, the size of the image will change accordingly.<br><br><br><br>

	= Inserting an image into the layout =		= Inserting an image into the layout =
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	In the layout view, proceed as described for the schematic, the function is identical.<br>		In the layout view, proceed as described for the schematic, the function is identical.<br>
	[[Image:LogoImLayoutPrint.jpg\|Logo in a paper print of the layout]]<br>Image: Logo in a paper print of the layout<br><br><br>		[[Image:LogoImLayoutPrint.jpg\|Logo inserted for a paper print of the layout]]<br>Image: Logo inserted for a paper print of the layout<br><br><br>

	If you print your layout with logo on any printer, you will get the following picture:<br>		If you print your layout with logo on any printer, you will get the following picture:<br>
	[[Image:LayoutPrintMitLogo.jpg\|Logo in a paper print of the layout]]<br>Image: Logo in a paper print of the layout (300%)<br><br><br>		[[Image:LayoutPrintMitLogo.jpg\|Logo in a paper print of the layout]]<br>Image: Logo in a paper print of the layout (300%)<br><br><br>

	== Print of copper ==		== Print (relief) of copper ==

	No Gerber data can be created from colored images on layouts, nor can they be displayed in Postscript. If you want to display the contours of a logo ~~on a front panel or~~ on your printed circuit board in copper, it is best to have your logo as a high-contrast bitmap (*. bmp) in sharp black and white, like this:<br><br><br>		No Gerber data can be created from colored images on layouts, nor can they be displayed in Postscript. If you want to display the contours of a logo on your printed circuit board in copper (or on a front panel in aluminium), it is best to have your logo as a high-contrast bitmap (*. bmp) in sharp black and white, like this:<br><br><br>

	[[Image:TargetLogoSchwarz_200.png\|TARGET-Logo]]<br>Image: TARGET-Logo black and white <small>(Note: For loading speed reasons this picture is a . png, not a .bmp</small>)<br><br><br>		[[Image:TargetLogoSchwarz_200.png\|TARGET-Logo]]<br>Image: TARGET-Logo black and white <small>(Note: For loading speed reasons this picture is a . png, not a .bmp. To have it made as a relief in copper you need the bitmap format.</small>)<br><br><br>

	Now you have to generate this bitmap into the database like a component package.		Now you have to generate this bitmap into the database like a component package.
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	[[Image: BitmapNachTargetKonverterDialog_e.jpg\|Bitmap-to-Target converter]]<br>Bild: Bitmap-to-Target converter<br><br><br>		[[Image: BitmapNachTargetKonverterDialog_e.jpg\|Bitmap-to-Target converter]]<br>Bild: Bitmap-to-Target converter<br><br><br>

	By clicking on the radio button~~, determine~~ that the bitmap should appear in the board, i. e. in the layout in the sense of a "package". It is also possible to create the image for the schematic, in the sense of a "symbol"..		By clicking on the radio button you can define that the bitmap should appear in the board, i. e. in the layout in the sense of a "package". It is also possible to create the image for the schematic, in the sense of a "symbol".

	Our image has a width of 200 pixels. If we determine a pixel with as of 0.05 mm in TARGET, the real size of the logo on the PCB will be 10.00 mm (one centimeter). After conversion, the package browser opens and offers us the image for an immediate import into the PCB.<br><br><br>		Our image has a width of 200 pixels. If we determine a pixel with as of 0.05 mm in TARGET, the real size of the logo on the PCB will be: 200px x 0.05 mm/px = 10.00 mm (one centimeter). After conversion of the image, the package browser opens and offers us the image for an immediate import into the PCB.<br><br><br>
	[[Image:GehaeuseDlgBitmap_e.jpg\|Package dialog]]<br>Image: The package dialog immediately suggests the import of the logo into the layout.<br><br><br>		[[Image:GehaeuseDlgBitmap_e.jpg\|Package dialog]]<br>Image: The package dialog immediately suggests the import of the logo into the layout.<br><br><br>

	[[Image:BtlSkalieren_e.jpg\|Scale component]]<br>Image: Scale component dialog: We take over the image at 100%, thus non scaled.<br><br><br>		[[Image:BtlSkalieren_e.jpg\|Scale component]]<br>Image: Scale component dialog: We take over the image at 100%, thus non scaled.<br><br><br>



	The image now is fixed to the cursor and can be placed anywhere on the copper side that is currently activated. In our example layer 16, copper top, blue.		The image now is fixed to the cursor and can be placed anywhere on the copper side that is currently activated. In our example layer 16, copper top, blue.


	[[Image:LayoutTargetLogo.jpg\|Layout ~~mit~~ TARGET Logo]]<br>~~Bild~~: Layout ~~mit~~ TARGET Logo ~~auf Ebene~~ 16, ~~Kupfer oben~~, ~~blau~~.<br><br><br>		[[Image:LayoutTargetLogo.jpg\|Layout with TARGET Logo]]<br>Image: Layout with TARGET Logo on layer 16, copper top, blue.<br><br><br>


	If you want to have it on copper bottom, i. e. layer 2, copper bottom, red, you just have to mark it and mirror it with keyboard key [m]. ~~Mirror~~ axis is the cursor position. ~~When mirroring, hold~~ the cursor in the middle of the logo. If you move the cursor too far away, the image might move out of screen. You can select it at any time and move it with mouse key held.<br><br><br><br>		If you want to have it on copper bottom, i. e. layer 2, copper bottom, red, you just have to mark it and mirror it with keyboard key [m]. The mirror axis is the cursor position. So move the cursor in the middle of the logo when mirroring. If you move the cursor too far away, the image might move out of screen. You can select it at any time and move it with mouse key held.<br><br><br><br>


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	[[Image:LogoInMassefläche.jpg\|Copper logo embedded to a ground plane]]<br>Image: Copper logo embedded to a ground plane<br><br><br>		[[Image:LogoInMassefläche.jpg\|Copper logo embedded to a ground plane]]<br>Image: Copper logo embedded to a ground plane<br><br><br>

	== As deletion from a copper plane ==		== As deletion from a copper plane (as an omission) ==

	To do this, you should have created a ground plane on the copper layer in question. Now simply bring the logo to the appropriate "Deletion"- layer . So in our case it is layer 15, Deletion top.<br><br>		To do this, you should have created a ground plane on the copper layer in question. Now simply bring the logo to the appropriate "Deletion"- layer . So in our case it is layer 15, Deletion top.<br><br>
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	The ~~finer~~ your image is, the more difficult it is to let copper flow around it. Keep in mind that Gerber data is the basis for a light exposure process. Light pens, which move according to the tracks of the the layout on a photo-sensitive plate, always have a certain line width (=aperture). If this line width is too large or cannot be reduced in terms of production technology, the tools do not work well in all corners. ~~Orphan~~ ground areas (signal islands) are left out completely if necessary. The results then are not convincing. In addition, deletions from a ground plane can always cause ~~electromagnetic~~ irritations. We therefore tend to advise against this.		The more filigree and delicate your image is, the more difficult it is to let copper flow around it. Keep in mind that Gerber data is the basis for a light exposure process. Light pens, which move according to the tracks of the the layout upon a photo-sensitive plate, always have a certain line width (=aperture). If this line width is too large or cannot be reduced in terms of production technology, the tools do not work well in all corners. More than that orphan ground areas (signal islands) are left out completely if necessary. The results then are not convincing. In addition, deletions from a ground plane can always cause electromagnetical irritations. We therefore tend to advise against this method.