| BoardStation |
DXF |
Comment |
|
geometry file entities
|
| line/path |
polyline |
P-line supports width and multiple vertices. |
| circle |
circle |
- |
| arc |
arc or pline arc |
- |
| polygon |
zero width closed polyline |
Closest AutoCAD entity to a polygon. Does not appear solid on screen. |
| pointer |
lines/text |
Board Station pointer is equivalent to a DXF dimension leader. Built from lines,
circles and text as needed. Blocked. |
| dimension |
lines/text |
Built in DXF from lines and text and made into a block. |
| text |
text |
Supports the various text modifications such as size, reference point, rotation and mirroring. Also can pass font information; AutoCAD user will need to have
and equivalent SHX font to get identical results. |
| create |
block defn. |
The create command in Board Station is equivalent to a block definition in AutoCAD. The add command in Mentor is equivalent to the block insertion in AutoCAD. |
| layer attribute |
layer names |
- |
|
comp
|
| component insertion |
block insertion |
A component insertion refers to a component definition in the geometry file, a x,y location and a rotation. |
| reference designator |
block attribute |
The reference designator such as C1 or U11 is translated into a visible block attribute. |
|
trace file
|
| trace |
polyline |
The trace file contains a list of circuit traces, each with a width and a series of vertices. |
| via |
ignored |
It is not clear how the via should be translated into DXF. |
| area fill |
zwcp |
A zero width closed polyline in DXF is used to simulate the area fill
boundary. Note that AutoCAD cannot fill this boundary unless the user invokes the
hatch command on it. |