BFLAT PRO - Flatten and Filter DXF Files 
If you use PADS Power PCB and need to clean up the DXF output before importing it into
AutoCAD then BFLAT Pro is for you. It scans a DXF file, displays the layers and lets
you click on those you want to keep. BFLAT PRO then writes a new DXF file that contains
only entities on your selected layers. It does this in seconds even on enormous DXF
files.
You'll load the resulting DXF file into AutoCAD in no time and won't carry around the
excess data or layers that slow down your redraws and regens.
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Getting Started
To get started just double click on the BFLAT PRO icon and then use the file
pulldown to select the DXF file you want to filter.
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Layer Selection
Immediately upon loading the file, BFLAT PRO scans it. This takes only seconds.
Click on the Layer button to pop open the layer dialog box. You will then be
able to select which layers to keep with just a few clicks.
The Select All and Clear All buttons speed up your selection.
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Translate
Now just hit the Translate button. You'll be
prompted for the name of the new, slimmer DXF file. Choose a name and hit OK. BFLAT will explode all the blocks (accounting for scale factor,
rotation and mirroring) and create the new file with only entities that are on the layers
you selected.
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Benchmark
On this page we run through a typical DXF file generated by PADS and
show before and after results. The DXF file, cbdem.dxf (courtesy Pads VAR Optimum Design) was
created by PADS and filtered through BFLAT to get a much smaller and easier to edit file
for documentation.
Platforms Supported
- Windows 95/98/NT/2000/2002