The Position page is used to specify the location on the design to be used to align the plot on the output device.
Using the Wizard
The design location specified here is aligned with the location on the paper or plotter table specified in Device Registration Point. This allows accurate and repeatable registration of plots to be achieved if the correct combination of values is chosen.
For example, if both Plot Position and Device Registration are set to Origin, the design origin is aligned with the origin (0,0) on the plotter.
Some of the possible registration positions are relative to an area of the design. For example, Lower Left can refer to the lower left of the Design Extents or the Board Extents.
The possible values for the area are explained below:
- the extents of all the graphical items currently in the design. - the complete area of the defined coordinates (see Design Settings) - the extents of all board outlines. - Named Area - the extents of a Named Area
If either the Position specified here or the Device Registration Point are set to Auto Shift, then the area specified is positioned as best as possible on the output device.
Step & Repeat enables step and repeat on this plot. The number of copies and spacing is specified on the Step & Repeat dialog and is the same for all Step & Repeated plots.
Use Crop Output To a defined area to prevent items outside this area from being plotted. The cropping is only done crudely, so items that cross the area will be plotted. In general, this would be used for a set of items which form a coherent subset of the design which you would want to position within the overall plot.
As well as being able to use the standard plotting areas, you can also use Named Areas added to the design using Insert Area. These will be automatically listed here also.
Plot Wizard Pages
Start | Process | Output | Size | Position | Finish