This dialog is used when when you are importing Visula Cadif ASCII designs.
Design This is the name that will be used as the basis of the filename when you save the design.
Technology This drop down list can be used to choose a technology file to base the imported design on. You can select [None] to specify no technology.
If you have selected a technology you can use check Use Layer Mapping which will allow you to map Visula layers to the Pulsonix layers specified in the technology files. If this is checked then Cadif Layer Mapping will be activated before the import starts.
Visula layers with a usage of PROHIBITED will not normally be imported. Check Import PROHIBITED Layers if you want these layers to be imported.
Check Zero Sized Default Pad Styles if you want all pad styles to have a zero sized style and the shapes and sizes for each layer to be added as pad style exceptions.
Sometimes when tracks are imported they do not always exactly start or end at an appropriate connect point. Check Auto Weld Tracks to try and force them to start or end on a connect point.
Using stroke fonts created in Visula
You can continue to use the same stroke font. You will need to create a font file (.fnt) in a sub-directory called StrokeFonts in the directory where the program resides. The font file must have the same name as the font and should contain the fontSymbol section copied from the Cadif file. In Cadif, the charGap and lineSpace font characteristics are defined in the font form, these should be added directly to the fontSymbol form in the copied font file. Then, when a Cadif file is imported it will recognise the font and read the definition from the font file.
You will also be able to select this font for use with other text in any design. The font definition will need to be placed onto any machine where designs using the font are read.
Example of a Font File
(fontSymbol SFS1 (name "standard")
(refHeight 106)
(refWidth 94)
(charGap (e 2 -1))
(lineSpace (e 15 -1))
(character 24)
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