Layer Function Guide

• Introduction
• Display
• Feature Information
• Slots Histogram
• Attributes Histogram
• Copy
• Multi Layer Copy
• Merge
• Unmerge
• Fill Profile
• Optimize Levels
• Register
• Matrix
  • Create Layer
  • Rename Layer
  • Delete Layer
• Copper/Exposes Area Calculating
• Attributes
• Re-Read
• Notes
• Clip Area
• Drill tool Manager
• Hole size
• Create drill map
• Truncate
• Compare
• Text Reference
• Flatten
• Create Shapelist
• Delete Shapelist

Introduction

• Right click on the layer list on the left, a Layer function menu will appear, this guide will go over each options in the layer function menu

Display

Command：clear_layers

Purpose

• Change layer display colors

Feature Information

Command：feat hist close

Command：feat hist open

Purpose

• Display feature lists in the layer

• Symbol with same type, polarity and size will be treated as same entry

• Select, Unselect, Highlight, Turn Off can be used with a single entry or multiple entry

• ：Choose an entry, click to select all features in the entry

• ：Choose an entry, click to unselect all features in the entry

• ：Choose an entry, click to highlight all features in the entry ( Command：filter_highlight )

• ：Choose an entry, click to turn off highlight for all features in the entry ( Command：clear_highlight )

• ：Click to update Feature Histogram to the latest editing changes
  

• ：Close window

Slots Histogram

Command：feat hist close

Command：feat hist open

Purpose

• Display a list of slots in the drill layer

Limitations

• This option only appears in drill layers

Parameters

• ：Choose an entry, click to select all slots in the entry

• ：Choose an entry, click to unselect all slots in the entry

• ：Choose an entry, click to highlight all slots in the entry ( Command：filter_highlight )

• ：Choose an entry, click to turn off highlight for all slots in the entry ( Command：clear_highlight )

• ：Click to update Feature Histogram to the latest editing changes
  

• ：Close window

Attributes Histogram

Command：feat hist close

Command：feat hist open

Purpose

• Display all feature attribute in the layer

• Entry shows attribute and number of features by feature types

Scenario

• To view, highlight or select current attribute in the layer

Parameters

• ：Check to separate attribute by feature types: pad，line,text ...

Copy

Command：copy_layer

Purpose

• Copy layer

• Copy one layer from source job to the current job

Parameters

• ：Choose the source job

• ：Choose the source step

• ：Choose the source layer

• ：Copy to entered layer name or copy to affected layer

  • Destination = Layer Name，input layer name in the Dest Layer field

  • Destination = Affected Layers ，layer will be copied to affected layers

• ：Enter layer name for copied layer

• ：Choose copy mode: Replace or Append

  • Mode=Replace，remove features in the destination layer and replace it with features from copied layer

  • Mode=Append ，add features from copied layer to the destination layer

• ：Invert = Yes，to change polarity for copied features

• ：Copy Notes=Yes, to also copy notes from the copied layer

• ：apply and close window

• ：apply only

• ：close window

Multi Layer Copy

Command：(To be continued)

Purpose

• Copy mulitple layer to current job

Parameters

• ：Choose the source job

• ：Choose the source step

• ：Choose the source layers

  • ：Enter prefix and suffix for copied layers
  • Default Prefix = target layer name, Default suffix = source layer name

• ：Display source layer list。

• ：Click Change button to change destination layer name

• ：Choose copy mode: Replace or Append

  • Mode=Replace，remove features in the destination layer and replace it with features from copied layer

  • Mode=Append ，add features from copied layer to the destination layer

• ：Invert = Yes，to change polarity for copied features

• ：Copy Notes=Yes，to also copy notes from the copied layer

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Apply only

• ：Close window

Merge

Command：merge_layers

Purpose

• Merge features from two layers to a target destination layer

• ：Change polarity for features from source layer

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Close window

Unmerge

Command：unmerge_layer

Purpose

• Separete single layer into two layers, one with positive feature and one with negative feature

Parameters

• ：enter target layer name to be separated

• ：enter suffix for separated layer

• default name: Layer name + suffix + serial number + polarity

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Close window

Fill Profile

Command：sr_fill

Purpose

• Fill profile with settings from Fill Parameters

Parameters

• ：Open Contour Fill Parameter window

• ：Set spacing for filled feature and profile

• ：Set the maximum distance for filled feature to extend from profile

• ：Set spacing for filled feature and S&R

• ：Set the maximum distance for filled feature to extend from S&R

• ：Check Yes to set spacing for filled feature and current layer features in Feature Margin field

• :Check Yes to set spacing for filled feature and drill holes in Drill/Rout Margin field

• ：Check Yes to set spacing for filled feature and rout in Drill/Rout Margin field

• ：Set polarity for filled features

• ：Set destination for filled features, select Affected Layers to add filled feature to all affected layers

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Close window

• ：Choose fill method: Solid

  • ：Type=Solid, fill with solid surface feature

  • ：Surface= use surface feature to fill ；Filled= use line drawn surface to fill以 line

  • ：Choose to use Arc feature for corners

  • ： Set line width for filled features

  • ：Apply and close window

  • ：Apply only

  • ：Close window

• ：Choose fill method: Pattern

  • ：Type=Pattern：fill with pattern in symbols

  • ：Enter symbol for fill with pattern

  • ：Set spacing for symbols on x and y axis

  • 

    • Yes：pad area that is outside of profile frame will be removed

    • NO： Delete pad if a pad partially touches the profile frame

  • 

    • Yes：If a symbol touches the profile frame, change it to surface and remove the area that is outside of profile frame

    • No：If a symbol touches the profile frame or unable to keep spaing, delete this symbol

  • 

    • Datum：Set Origin Point to datum

    • limits：Set Origin Point to step（0 , 0）

  • 

    • Outline=Yes：add outline for patterns

    • Outline=No：not adding outline for patterns

  • ：Set Outline width

  • ：Change outline polarity

  • ：Apply and close window

  • ：Apply only

  • ：Close window

  • 

  • ：Choose fill method: Standard

  • ：Type=Standard：fill with lines or cross hatches

  • 

    • Lines= fill with lines

    • Cross Hatches= fill with cross hatches

  • ：Set fill line angles

  • ：Set fill line width

  • ：Set spacing between fill lines

  • ：Set origin point

  • ：Set Indentation to odd or even

  • 

    • Yes： remove fill line part that touches the profile frame and change it to surface feature

    • No：Reduce fill line length to keep spacing

  • ：Choose to add Outline or not

  • ：Set Outline width

  • ：Apply and close window

  • ：Apply only

  • ：Close window

Optimize Levels

Command：optimize_levels

Purpose

• Combine positive and negative layers

Parameters

• ：Select source layer

• ：Enter name for combined layer

• ：Enter the number of maximum layers to be combined

• ： Apply and close window

• ： Apply only

• ： Close window

Register

Command：register_layers

Purpose

• Align a layer to a reference layer to maintain correct feature interaction

Parameters

• ：Select reference layer

• ：Choose align method: align with inputted layer or with all affected layers

• ：Select a layer to be aligned to reference layer, default align layer is the current layer

• ：Switch Align Layers and Reference Layer

• ：Enter allowed tolerance

• ：Align Settings

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Apply only

• ：Close window

Matrix

• Three options under Matrix submenu: Create Layer, Rename Layer, Delete Layer

Create Layer

Command：create_layer

Purpose

• Create a new layer

Parameters

• ：Enter name for the new layer

• ：Enter layer name, new layer will be inserted above this layer

• ：Set layer type

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Apply only

• ：Close window

Rename Layer

Command：rename_layer

Purpose

• Rename selected layer

Parameters

• ：Enter old layer name, default setting is current layer

• ：Enter new layer name

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Apply only

• ：Close window

Delete Layer

Command：delete_layer

Purpose

• Delete selected layer

Copper/Exposes Area Calculating

Purpose

• Copper Area: calculate copper area in the selected layer ( Command：copper_area )

• Exposes Area: calculate solder mask open area in the selected layer( Command：exposed_area )

Scenario

• To obtain copper or gold area in the layer

• To include or exclude drill holes when calculating the area

• Calculate Expose Area to best optimize solder mask layer

Copper Area

Parameters

• ： Select or input first layer

• ：Select or input second layer

• ：Choose whether or not to include drill hole when calculating copper area

• ： Select all drill hole layers

• ：Unselect all drill hole layers

• ：Enter thickness for electroplate

• ：Set resolution value

• ：Set the number of boxes displayed

• ：Set the directory path to save the calculation report

• ：Click to begin calculation

• ：Close window

Exposed Area

Parameters

• ：Select or input first layer

• ：Select or input second layer

• ：Select or input first solder mask layer

• ：Select or input second solder mask layer

• ：Select reference method is more than one solder mask layer was selected

• ：Choose whether or not to include drill hole when calculating copper area

• ：Select all drill hole layers

• ：Unselect all drill hole layers

• ：Enter thickness for electroplate

• ：Set resolution value

• ：Set the number of boxes displayed

• ： Set the directory path to save the calculation report

• ：Click to begin calculation

• ：Close window

Attribute

Command：set_attribute

• Null

Re-Read

Command：reread_layer

Purpose

• Loading selected layer from database

Scenario

• This function is used to return selected layer back to it's saved state before editing, changes made to other layers will still be kept

Limitations

• This action cannot be undone

Notes

Purpose

• Add Note in the layout

Scenario

• Add note in the layout for self or other users

• View or edit notes

Parameters

• ：Select note, note content will be displayed in the window

• ：Move note( Command：note_move )

• ：Click to delete note( Command：note_delete )

• ：Copy note( Command：note_copy )

• ：Add note( Command：note_add )

• ：View previous note

• ：View next note

• ：Delete selected note in the note list

• ：Delete all note in the note list( Command：note delete all )

• ：Select layer to edit note

• ：Select yes to zoom in when viewing notes

• ：Filter note by user

• ：Filter note by time range

• ：Choose to add note type

• ：Click to update note editing changes

• ：Close window

Clip Area

Command：clip area end
Command：clip area strt
Command：clip

Purpose

• Clip area is used to filter and delete features in selected area range

Parameters

• 

  • Affected layers：Delete feature for all affected layers

  • Layer Name：Delete features for inputted layer

• 

  • Manual：Delete features in user defined area range

  • Profile：Delete features by profile frame

  • Reference：Delete features by reference another layer, overlapping features will be deleted

  • Selected：Delete features by selected

• ：This option is only available for Clip Area Method: Manual or Profile

  • Outside：Delete features outside of area range

  • Inside：Delete features inside of area range

• ：

  • Yes：If a feature is partially within the clip area, delete the part within the clip area and change the remaining part into surface feature

  • No：Does not delete feature if it's partially within the clip area

• ：Set margins for clip area

• ：Choose method to define clip area: rectangle selection or polygon selection

• ：Filter feature types to be deleted

• ：Apply and close window

• ：Apply only

• ：Close window

Drill Tool Manager

Command：ncd auto all
Command：ncd cre drill
Command：ncd

Purpose

• Change drill hole size based on compensation settings

Parameters

• ：Select drill hole layer

• Slots：

  • Set drill hole setting for slots

• ：

  • Board Thickness： Enter board thickness value

  • User Parameters：Load user defined drill size settings

• ：

  • Tool： drill hole serial number

  • Count： number of holes for a drill size

  • Slot Len(my)： slot length

  • Type：drill type

  • Finsh Size(my)： Finished drill hole size

  • +Tol(mil)/-Tol(mil)： Set drill hole tolerance

  • Drill Size(mil)： Set drill size

  • Drill Des：Drill designator

  • Orig Size(mil)：Original drill hole size

• ：Select unit

• ：Merge drill hole with same size and settings

• ：Display icons

• ：Browse buttons for drill holes

• ：View Log

• ：Apply the drill hole editing changes

• ：Run drill_size hook for all drill holes

• ：Update drill table to latest editing changes

• ：Close window

Hole size

• Click to open Hole Sizes list

Create drill map

Command：cre drills map

Create a drill map layer from the drill layer data, using signs to represent different sized drill holes and creating a table in the layout to show signs and it's corresponding drill hole information

Parameters

• Drill Layer：Select drill layer to create Drill Map layer

• Map Layer：Enter name for drill map layer

• Preserve attributes：Select YES to keep drill hole attributes attached to corresponding signs

• Draw Origin：Select yes to create an origin sign at origin point

• Mark Diameter：Add diameter mark for drill holes in the drill map

Truncate

Command：truncate_layer

Purpose

• Delete all features in the layer, cannot be undone

Limitations

• This action cannot be undone

Compare

Command：compare_layers

Purpose

• Compare two layers and create a new map layer to show comparison results

Parameters

• ：Select a layer from current job

• ：Select job of source layer for comparison

• ：Select step of source layer for comparison

• ：Select source layer for comparison

• ：source layer will be copied to current job, input layer name extension for copied source layer

• ：Set comparison tolerance

• ：

  • Global：Compare all features in the layer

  • Profile：Compare features within the profile frame

• ：Set comparison to includes S&R data

• ：Set comparison to ignore feature attributes

• ：Enter layer name to save comparison result, layer differences will be shown with solid or hollow squares

• ：

  • Set resolution for map layer

  • In map layer, solid square means the two layer layout is the same, hollow square means there is difference in the area

• comparison result will be displayed here:

  • Layers Match

  • Difference were found

Text Reference

• to be continued

Flatten

• 

• ：Select source layer

• ：Select target layer

Command：flatten_layer

Create Shapelist

Command：create_shapelist

Purpose

• 建立 Shapelist。

Delete Shapelist

Command：delete_shapelist

Purpose

• 刪除 Shapelist。