''' A python script example to create plot files to build a board: Gerber files Drill files Map dril files Important note: this python script does not plot frame references (page layout). the reason is it is not yet possible from a python script because plotting plot frame references needs loading the corresponding page layout file (.wks file) or the default template. This info (the page layout template) is not stored in the board, and therefore not available. Do not try to change SetPlotFrameRef(False) to SetPlotFrameRef(true) the result is the pcbnew lib will crash if you try to plot the unknown frame references template. Anyway, in gerber and drill files the page layout is not plot ''' import sys from pcbnew import * filename=sys.argv[1] board = LoadBoard(filename) plotDir = "plot/" pctl = PLOT_CONTROLLER(board) popt = pctl.GetPlotOptions() popt.SetOutputDirectory(plotDir) # Set some important plot options: popt.SetPlotFrameRef(False) #do not change it popt.SetLineWidth(FromMM(0.35)) popt.SetAutoScale(False) #do not change it popt.SetScale(1) #do not change it popt.SetMirror(False) popt.SetUseGerberAttributes(True) popt.SetUseGerberProtelExtensions(False) popt.SetExcludeEdgeLayer(False); popt.SetScale(1) popt.SetUseAuxOrigin(True) # This by gerbers only (also the name is truly horrid!) popt.SetSubtractMaskFromSilk(False) # Once the defaults are set it become pretty easy... # I have a Turing-complete programming language here: I'll use it... # param 0 is a string added to the file base name to identify the drawing # param 1 is the layer ID # param 2 is a comment plot_plan = [ ( "CuTop", F_Cu, "Top layer" ), ( "CuBottom", B_Cu, "Bottom layer" ), ( "PasteBottom", B_Paste, "Paste Bottom" ), ( "PasteTop", F_Paste, "Paste top" ), ( "SilkTop", F_SilkS, "Silk top" ), ( "SilkBottom", B_SilkS, "Silk top" ), ( "MaskBottom", B_Mask, "Mask bottom" ), ( "MaskTop", F_Mask, "Mask top" ), ( "EdgeCuts", Edge_Cuts, "Edges" ), ] for layer_info in plot_plan: pctl.SetLayer(layer_info[1]) pctl.OpenPlotfile(layer_info[0], PLOT_FORMAT_GERBER, layer_info[2]) print 'plot %s' % pctl.GetPlotFileName() if pctl.PlotLayer() == False: print "plot error" #generate internal copper layers, if any lyrcnt = board.GetCopperLayerCount(); for innerlyr in range ( 1, lyrcnt-1 ): pctl.SetLayer(innerlyr) lyrname = 'inner%s' % innerlyr pctl.OpenPlotfile(lyrname, PLOT_FORMAT_GERBER, "inner") print 'plot %s' % pctl.GetPlotFileName() if pctl.PlotLayer() == False: print "plot error" # At the end you have to close the last plot, otherwise you don't know when # the object will be recycled! pctl.ClosePlot() # Fabricators need drill files. # sometimes a drill map file is asked (for verification purpose) drlwriter = EXCELLON_WRITER( board ) drlwriter.SetMapFileFormat( PLOT_FORMAT_PDF ) mirror = False minimalHeader = False offset = wxPoint(0,0) # False to generate 2 separate drill files (one for plated holes, one for non plated holes) # True to generate only one drill file mergeNPTH = False drlwriter.SetOptions( mirror, minimalHeader, offset, mergeNPTH ) metricFmt = True drlwriter.SetFormat( metricFmt ) genDrl = True genMap = True print 'create drill and map files in %s' % pctl.GetPlotDirName() drlwriter.CreateDrillandMapFilesSet( pctl.GetPlotDirName(), genDrl, genMap ); # One can create a text file to report drill statistics rptfn = pctl.GetPlotDirName() + 'drill_report.rpt' print 'report: %s' % rptfn drlwriter.GenDrillReportFile( rptfn );