The Generate Component Centroid Command

Description:

The Generate Component Centroid menu command or toolbar button allows the user to generate component centroids automatically using intelligent ECAD data. Note that in the case of the Gerber data, additional steps will be needed to prepare the data to generate centroid locations. For steps on how to accomplish this, please read the Generating Component Centroids from Gerber Data.

Menu Location: Tools | PCB | Generate Component Centroid

Hot Key: N/A

Toolbar Location: N/A

Toolbar Button: N/A

Details

When prompted, the following dialog will be presented to the user:

Global Assignment (To all CAD Geometries):

1. Select the "Default Algorithm" from the top left corner drop down list
2. Click on the "Create Centroids" button
   If it is desired to modify a single geometries centroid marker, click on the geometry name to bring up a view
   of that geometry, then make the changes required, then click in the "Click Here to Apply" column for that geometry.

Geometry Specific Assignment:

1. Configure the desired algorithms and/or centroid specifics in the available columns for each geometry.
2. Click in the "Click Here to Apply" column for each geometry.

Loading a Centroid *.CEN File:

• Click the Load .CEN File button
• Navigate to the .CEN File and click OPEN.

• Perform Centroid Creation
• Click the Save .CEN File button
• Navigate to desired hard disk location, name your .CEN File, click SAVE.

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