Monday, October 24, 2022

Electra Do File Tweaks

To clear existing routed tracks and vias, except GND and Diff Pairs.

Altium > PCB Fliter

(IsTrack or isVia) and OnSignal and not InNet('GND') and not InAnyDifferentialPair

Delete Filtered Selection

Altium > Script > Export Specctra DSN

Electra > Open DSN

AutoRoute > Strategy > Edit Script

 


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# My Do

select all nets
unselect net GND
unprotect all wires
unprotect all vias

lock net GND
protect net GND
protect all dpairs

print {Tax via 5 (high)}
reset
tax via 5
bestsave on "tax_via_5"
autoroute
report summary "tax via 5"

# End My Do 


Electra > Altium  


Electra

Run My Do

File > Export Routes 


Tip:

Do Not Assume any Existing *.rte files are good, always Export > Routes


Altium
File > Import Specctra Route
Design Netlist > Clean All Nets
Run DRC > Review and Fix as Needed

Altium PB Filter
Istrack and OnSignal and not InAnyDifferentialPair

Altium
Route > Retrace Selected (Shortcut Keys UC)

Tips: 

Altium
Preferences > PCB Editor > Gloss And Retrace > Miter Ratio 3

That's it !

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Tools > Import / Export Mechanical Layers

Tools > Import / Export Mechanical Layers

Includes Layer Pairs

That's it !