Availability CAMtastic! Document
(Menu) : File » Import » ODB++...
(Toolbar) : Utilities

Description This command is used to import ODB++ data into the current document.

Use After launching the command, the Choose Directory dialog will appear. Use the dialog to browse to and select the ODB++ root folder.

After selecting the required ODB++ folder and clicking OK, the Steps Table dialog will appear. This dialog lists all of the defined steps that currently exist and gives an object count for each. Click OK - the ODB++ data will be imported into the current document. The currently defined steps will appear in the Steps tab of the CAMtastic panel.

Notes ODB++ data can only be imported into a new, blank CAM document. If data already exists in the current CAM document (either from a prior Gerber or ODB++ import), a dialog will appear alerting you to this fact and you will be prompted to import into a new CAM document.

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).

Process CAMTASTIC:FileImportODB