Board Profiles are stand alone design files that contain data describing standard board types that you can use as a starting point when designing a PCB board of that type.
They usually contain a board outline which has the shape and size required for manufacturing rather than just describing the outer edge of the board as an indicator. Pulsonix profiles can also contain mounting holes, documentation and annotation required to manufacture the finished board.
Board profiles can be designed in Pulsonix or extracted from a design previously converted from another system. Once in Pulsonix PCB the board profile information can be saved as a Profile design file in its own right.
Even if a PCB design is completely finished, the profile data within it can be extracted into it’s own file using the Save Profile option on the File menu.
Pulsonix is extremely flexible in that it can save and load individual entities of a design, even when the design has originated in another design system. Something that not even some of the ‘host’ originating systems can do themselves!
Locating this option
Available from: Setup menu > Load Profile option
How to add a Board Profile
Select the Load Profile option from the Setup menu, the following dialog opens:
From this dialog, you may select an existing PCB profile. This can be a board profile or a drawing sheet. Click OK to load.
If there are no existing Profiles of the appropriate type you have to create a new profile. Profile file folders are chosen using the Folders dialog.
Selecting the Profile
After inserting a profile, either when creating a PCB design or by using Load Profile, you may select the profile items by using the Select Profile command from the Setup menu. All items in the profile for the current page will be selected, ready for delete or move operations.