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How to setup NC drill in Altium Designer 21?
In an active PCB document, click File » Fabrication Outputs » NC Drill Files. The output will be generated immediately upon clicking OK in the dialog. The settings defined in the NC Drill Setup dialog when generating output directly from the PCB are distinct and separate to those defined for the same output type in an OutputJob Configuration file.
Where to find drill pair report in Altium?
Specifically for board outline including board cutouts. ASCII format drill pair report. Used by the CAM Editor to detect blind and buried vias. Once generated, the output will be added to the project and appear in the Projects panel under the Generated folder in an appropriately-named sub-folder.
How to resize drill table in Altium Designer?
The drill table is automatically sized based on the specified Text Height setting, as well as the number of different hole sizes (rows) and the number of defined columns. To interactively resize the table, click once to select it then click and hold on a corner vertex then move to resize as required.
How to create a cam document in Altium?
Create a new CAM document by selecting File » New » CAM Document from the menu. A new blank CAM document, CAMtastic1.Cam, opens in Altium Designer. Save the document by selecting File » Save (shortcut: CTRL + S ). Type in a name, for example, 4 Port Serial.Cam, browse to the location for your new CAM file and click OK.
How to do DRC in Altium CAM editor?
This tutorial follows the steps that must be taken in order to extract a valid netlist from imported Gerber, NC Drill or ODB++ files, run a design rule check (DRC) on that data in Altium Designer’s CAM Editor (CAMtastic®) and verify or modify the data.
When do I get output from NC drill?
The output is generated when the configured output generator is run. In an active PCB document, click File » Fabrication Outputs » NC Drill Files. The output will be generated immediately upon clicking OK in the dialog.
How to print based output in Altium Designer?
Print-based output for your PCB project in Altium Designer is available through creating a output job configuration file ( *.OutJob ).
Where can I find a back drill in Altium?
Back drills can also be located and viewed via the Hole Size Editor, set the mode in the PCB panel. In the image below, the 18mil sized back drill has been clicked on in the panel. The display zooms to those back drilled holes, highlighting them with the start and stop layers.
How do I get output from NC drill?
NC Drill output can be generated in one of two ways: • using an appropriately configured output generator defined in an Output Job Configuration file (*.OutJob). • directly from within the active PCB document using the File » Fabrication Outputs » NC Drill Files menu command.
Which is drill report format does Altium use?
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Is the Altium CAM file accepted by most PCB manufacturers?
The CAM file is an Altium proprietary format, that will not be accepted by most PCB manufacturers. What is commonly accepted is Gerber and NC drill files. IF you have got as far as having a CAM file, then it is likely that you also already have the NC drill file.