Availability CAMtastic! Document
(Menu) : File » Export » ODB++...
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Description This command is used to export data from the current document in ODB++ format.

Use After launching the command, the Write ODB++ dialog will appear. Use this dialog to define where the exported data is to be stored. By default, the data folder that is generated will take the name Job. The folder can be renamed by clicking within the name field and modifying the name as required.

Notes The ODB++ format uses a standard file system structure. A job in ODB++ is represented by a self standing directory tree, which means the job tree can be transferred between computer systems without loss of data. All files in ODB++ are readable ASCII files.

A database job is a single folder, composed of the following sub-folders: Fonts, Input, Matrix, Misc, Steps, Symbols and User.

The Steps folder contains a collection of layers - physical board layers, mask layers, NC drill etc, and a collection of netlists.

The Symbols folder has single layer graphic entities which can be referenced from within any graphical layer in a step.

The Matrix folder has definitions of the physical order of the layers and the relation of drill layers (through, blind, buried etc).

If saving a file with the same name and in the same location as an existing file, the existing file will be overwritten without warning.

Process CAMTASTIC:FileExportODB