Hi,
When DXF import feature is used, even if original layout is drawn by mm unit, all of then are converted to mil unit in Genesys.
Now in Japan, this is causing confusion among users. (We always use mm unit for layout.)
Used to be, there is radio button to select unit in DXF import window but since 2008.07, it's removed.
Now if this kind question comes to me, I ask users to use unit mil when exporting DXF from their own layout editor to Genesys as a workaround but some of them complain of Genesys's limitation.
I'm also afraid this problem may be related to layout CAE...
Is there any better way to resolve this issue?
Just reporting the situation with us.
Regards,
Umekawa
When DXF import feature is used, even if original layout is drawn by mm unit, all of then are converted to mil unit in Genesys.
Now in Japan, this is causing confusion among users. (We always use mm unit for layout.)
Used to be, there is radio button to select unit in DXF import window but since 2008.07, it's removed.
Now if this kind question comes to me, I ask users to use unit mil when exporting DXF from their own layout editor to Genesys as a workaround but some of them complain of Genesys's limitation.
I'm also afraid this problem may be related to layout CAE...
Is there any better way to resolve this issue?
Just reporting the situation with us.
Regards,
Umekawa
Genesys does not converts Layout units. It reads units from imported file, and converts all imported file geometry data, using imported file units, to internal Genesys layout units = [mm].
In Genesys Layout window you only set units to display the geometry, but internally all the geometry data always have [mm] units.
Another problem - units replacing, which mean "scaling". Some DXF editors do not write units in output file, which means using default units. In this case layout tranaslator core (ADS EECAD) returns to Genesys importer that the file has "mil" units, and Genesys reads all numerical data from the file as [mil]. You can see what the imported file unit has, if you open preproduction editor (PE) before import - in its status line you can see what the internal units EECAD core reads from the file, and returns to Genesys.
If it's this case - the imported file units must be exactly included in the DXF/DWG/Gerber file by layout tool, creating the file, otherwise Genesys has no way to replace the imported file units - it does not support that in this release.
We plan support of the user units settings next Genesys Release.
Thank you,
Sergey