I'm using DxDesigner 2007 and PADs Layout 2007 to maintain an older design.
My goal is to get the height attributes from my schematic components (DxDesigner) -> PADs Layout (pcb file) -> export them in an ASCII file -> Import into Circuit Works for a 3D model.
All of my schematic symbols have a HEIGHT attribute. But when I transfer them to PADs Layout using DxDesigner Link the HEIGHT attribute is getting lost (as far as I can tell).
Question 1:
When I'm in PADS Layout, I click on a component and right click -> Properties -> Attributes -> choose <all> filter and I do not see the HEIGHT (or Geometry.height) attribute. Am I correct in assuming that the HEIGHT attribute did not get transfered?
Question 2:
Is there a way to force DxDesigner to export a attribute to PADs Layout? I've added "CON HEIGHT" to the AttributesPassList in my cfg file and it did not seem to do anything.
Question 3:
Does anyone know the syntax for the ascii file (.asc) and specificly the height attribute in the ascii file?
Question 4:
Is this problem a result of not having a library of parts (with heights) and instead just having schematic symbols and decals?
Mike