I exported a CAD design thru the URL below.
But the data is broken.
There are only 3 layers and I cannot find the forth layer.
Is this a bug? or problem of environment? Currently I'm using PADS Layout 9.5.
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I exported a CAD design thru the URL below.
But the data is broken.
There are only 3 layers and I cannot find the forth layer.
Is this a bug? or problem of environment? Currently I'm using PADS Layout 9.5.
Hello,
I see the same issue with the PADS export:
It looks like there are a few errors from the import log:
Reading file -- C:\Users\Desktop\Pads3\2016-03-18_10-09-47.asc *Warning -- Bad Start/End corner position: 0 0 Corrected position: 7239000 33737550 CSENSOR.1 CSENSOR.2 *Warning -- Bad Start/End corner position: 0 0 Corrected position: 7239000 34994850 CSENSOR.1 CSENSOR.2 *Warning -- Bad Start/End corner position: 0 0 Corrected position: 7239000 34994850 CSENSOR.2 LC.1 Mixing nets 4 LC 1 3 CSENSOR 2 CSENSOR.2 LC.1 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER LAYER 2 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_NAME LAYER_NAME INNER LAYER 2 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PLANE PLANE MIXED Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTABLE ROUTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ENABLED ENABLED Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format { { Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found VIA VIA 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER COPPER 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found TEXT TEXT 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found TOPCOMPONENT TOPCOMPONENT 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER LAYER 3 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_NAME LAYER_NAME INNER LAYER 3 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PLANE PLANE MIXED Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTABLE ROUTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format } } Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format { { Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_TYPE LAYER_TYPE ROUTING Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTING_DIRECTI ROUTING_DIRECTION VERTICAL Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER LAYER 5 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_NAME LAYER_NAME INNER LAYER 5 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PLANE PLANE MIXED Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTABLE ROUTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format } } Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format { { Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_TYPE LAYER_TYPE ROUTING Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTING_DIRECTI ROUTING_DIRECTION VERTICAL Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER LAYER 7 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_NAME LAYER_NAME INNER LAYER 7 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PLANE PLANE MIXED Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTABLE ROUTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format } } Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format { { Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_TYPE LAYER_TYPE ROUTING Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTING_DIRECTI ROUTING_DIRECTION VERTICAL Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 21 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER LAYER 9 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_NAME LAYER_NAME INNER LAYER 9 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PLANE PLANE MIXED Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTABLE ROUTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 27 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COPPER_THICKNES COPPER_THICKNESS 51435 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COST COST 0 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER LAYER 10 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found LAYER_NAME LAYER_NAME BOTTOM Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PLANE PLANE NONE Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ASSOCIATED_SILK ASSOCIATED_SILK_SCREEN SILKSCREEN BOTTOM Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ASSOCIATED_SOLD ASSOCIATED_SOLDER_MASK SOLDER MASK BOTTOM Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found COMPONENT COMPONENT Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found SELECTABLE SELECTABLE Y Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format COLORS: COLORS: Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ROUTE ROUTE 11 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found PAD PAD 11 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found 2DLINE 2DLINE 11 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found ERROR ERROR 11 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Part name not found DIELECTRIC DIELECTRIC 3.3 Bad Connection item no# -1 *Bad *CONNECTION* ascii data line format } } Bad Connection item no# -1 Warning: deleting signal 4 **INPUT WARNINGS FOUND**
If you export to Altium it works fine:
We will move this thread to the Webench forum.
Thank you for finding this!
-Luke
Hi Luke,
For PADs, couple of the layers are defaulted to black color so it's hard to tell if the layers are there without reassigned the layer colors. Go to Setup menu and select Display Color Setup. A new window will open and select Assign All button. Another new window will pop up and make sure the Automatically Make Object Visible is highlighted. The color preference is defaulted to One color for a layer and check both the boxes under it. Click on OK, you should see all the layers. Hope this helps.