How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

[Haithem]

How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Hi,

how to add a company logo, a picture, or a marking seregraphy in PCB board with "Allegro PCB Design",

see exemple in attached images:



Best regards,
Haithem.

 

[kabaleevisu]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

hi,
please download linkcad software (trial version ) it will help u......

 

[emamss]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

frist you convert that picture from BMP "Bit Map Picture" To DXF using any program like Scan2CAD
then import it to the Allegro as DXF layer then add it to the Output layer

 

[Haithem]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Thank you for your help,

the solution is to use the logomaker with the skill script "logoMaker_public.il"

 

[emamss]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Dear Haithem
thanks for your reply i search about the logomaker and download some files but i try to start it but it not work

the Files i have
1- more than one version from logoMaker_public.il
2- ImageMagick-windows.zip
3- potrace-1.8.win32-i386.zip

and i try to install them with as instruction in this link
but it not work if you have setpes for setup it

 

[Haithem]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

HI,

I think we should check the "logoMaker_public.il" script file version, because for each version, you have the tools to download and configure.

As an example, see attached we have two different statement for two different versions.

Note :to open the "logoMaker_public.il" file use the Bloc-note or notepad++ /.



Version N°1 :



;============================================================================
;
; Installation instructions:

; Download and install the latest precompiled potrace release suitable for your platform:
; **broken link removed**
; set the POTRACE_PATH environment variable to the path to the executable
; eg. C:\utils\potrace
; If using Program Files folder (not advised) use [drive letter]:\Progra~1\potrace
;
; Download and install the latest precompiled ImageMagick release suitable for your platform
; This may not be necessary if you use Linux as ImageMagick is often included in Linux installations:
; http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php"
; eg. **broken link removed**
; Set the MAGICK_HOME environment variable to the path to the convert executable.
; eg. C:\utils\ImageMagick\ImageMagick-6.5.1-3
;
; Install logoMaker_public.il into your skill folder.
; Add load("logoMaker_public.il") to the allegro.ilinit file in your pcbenv folder.
;
; Running within Allegro:
; Type logomaker in the command window.
;
;============================================================================
;
; History:
;
; 1.0 02-Jul-08 DE Original.
; 1.1 14-Jul-08 DE Added LFC_PATH. Requires DLL's to be in the same folder (as lfc.exe).
; 2.0 23-Jul-08 DE Discarded LFC in favour of ImageMagick. Multi-platform, open source and faster. (Thanks Charlie Davies!)
; 2.1 22-Apr-09 DE Added path name checking. Use convert from IMAGEMAGICK.
; 2.2 29-Apr-09 DE Remember last file type selected. Modify slashes for Unix system use. Hide form while placing graphics.
; 2.3 02-Jun-09 DE Added advanced options as optional. Define functions for axlSetDynamicsMirror and axlSetDynamicsRotation if unavailable.
; Embedded help text.
; 2.4 02-Jun-09 DE Added general info button.
; 2.5 03-Jun-09 DE Invoke Grayscale option for Imagemagick - solves 32bit GIF image conversion problems.
; 2.6 04-Jun-09 DE Added +extent to ImageMagick conversion. Seems to help with some GIF images. (Thanks Evan Shultz)
; 2.7 23-Jun-09 DE Set standard image size (2400x2400) for Imagemagick conversion to ensure form image is displayed well.
; 2.8 24-Jun-09 DE Rearranged form to put Advanced options button at top.
; 2.9 21-Aug-09 DE Added "Update thumbnail" option to improve performance when user is changing several pre-processing options. (Thanks Craig Lewis)
; 3.0 02-Jul-10 DE Allow ImageMagick to be loaded in a folder containing a space eg. C:\Program Files.
; Use shapes instead of symbol on cursor if not a layout drawing.
; 3.1 02-Jul-10 DE Image name and path may now include spaces.
; 3.2 16-Dec-10 DE Activate "potracedefaults" button action that had been omitted.
; 3.3 08-Jun-11 DE Update for 16.5. Logo bmp on form was not updating because temp file name was always the same.
; 3.4 18-Aug-11 DE Update for 16.5 to replace use of drafting symbol type with format.
;
;============================================================================
;
;============================================================================
;
; Installation instructions:

; Download and install the latest precompiled potrace release suitable for your platform:
; **broken link removed**
; set the POTRACE_PATH environment variable to the path to the executable
; eg. C:\utils\potrace
; If using Program Files folder (not advised) use [drive letter]:\Progra~1\potrace
;
; Download and install the latest precompiled ImageMagick release suitable for your platform
; This may not be necessary if you use Linux as ImageMagick is often included in Linux installations:
; http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php"
; eg. **broken link removed**
; Set the MAGICK_HOME environment variable to the path to the convert executable.
; eg. C:\utils\ImageMagick\ImageMagick-6.5.1-3
;
; Install logoMaker_public.il into your skill folder.
; Add load(c) to the allegro.ilinit file in your pcbenv folder.
;
; Running within Allegro:
; Type logomaker in the command window.
;
;============================================================================
;
; History:
;
; 1.0 02-Jul-08 DE Original.
; 1.1 14-Jul-08 DE Added LFC_PATH. Requires DLL's to be in the same folder (as lfc.exe).
; 2.0 23-Jul-08 DE Discarded LFC in favour of ImageMagick. Multi-platform, open source and faster. (Thanks Charlie Davies!)
; 2.1 22-Apr-09 DE Added path name checking. Use convert from IMAGEMAGICK.
; 2.2 29-Apr-09 DE Remember last file type selected. Modify slashes for Unix system use. Hide form while placing graphics.
; 2.3 02-Jun-09 DE Added advanced options as optional. Define functions for axlSetDynamicsMirror and axlSetDynamicsRotation if unavailable.
; Embedded help text.
; 2.4 02-Jun-09 DE Added general info button.
; 2.5 03-Jun-09 DE Invoke Grayscale option for Imagemagick - solves 32bit GIF image conversion problems.
; 2.6 04-Jun-09 DE Added +extent to ImageMagick conversion. Seems to help with some GIF images. (Thanks Evan Shultz)
; 2.7 23-Jun-09 DE Set standard image size (2400x2400) for Imagemagick conversion to ensure form image is displayed well.
; 2.8 24-Jun-09 DE Rearranged form to put Advanced options button at top.
; 2.9 21-Aug-09 DE Added "Update thumbnail" option to improve performance when user is changing several pre-processing options. (Thanks Craig Lewis)
; 3.0 02-Jul-10 DE Allow ImageMagick to be loaded in a folder containing a space eg. C:\Program Files.
; Use shapes instead of symbol on cursor if not a layout drawing.
; 3.1 02-Jul-10 DE Image name and path may now include spaces.
; 3.2 16-Dec-10 DE Activate "potracedefaults" button action that had been omitted.
; 3.3 08-Jun-11 DE Update for 16.5. Logo bmp on form was not updating because temp file name was always the same.
; 3.4 18-Aug-11 DE Update for 16.5 to replace use of drafting symbol type with format.
;
;============================================================================
;




Version N°2 :




;============================================================================
;
; Installation instructions:

; Download and install potrace:
; **broken link removed**
; set the POTRACE_PATH environment variable to the path to the executable
; eg. C:/utils/potrace-1.8.win32-i386
;
; Download and install lfc:
; http://leadtools.com/Utilities/Cmd-Line/File-Converter/default.htm
; You can set the LFC_PATH environment variable to the path to the executable
; but you must move the files from the bin folder up to the same level.
; eg. C:/utils/LEADCMD
;
; Install logoMaker_public.il and logoMakerHelp.txt into your skill folder.
; Add 'load("logoMaker_public.il")' to the allegro.ilinit file in your pcbenv
; folder.
;
; Running within Allegro:
; Type logomaker in the command window.
;
;============================================================================
;
; History:
;
; 1.0 02-Jul-08 DE Original.
; 1.1 14-Jul-08 DE Added LFC_PATH. Requires DLL's to be in the same folder (as lfc.exe).
;
;============================================================================

 

[emamss]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

thanks Haitham
i was add the path of skill file in the allegro.ilinit
load( "C:\SPB_Data\pcbenv\logoMakerpublic.il")

but the correct as flow
load( "C:\\SPB_Data\\pcbenv\\logoMakerpublic.il")

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i have the flowing Erorr Message when i use logomaker

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i have the flowing Erorr Message when i use logomaker

 

[Haithem]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Salem,

Use this current version it's more stable "logoMaker_public.3.4.zip" :

Best regards....

 

[PCB design]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Importing the image from .dxf is a better way.

 

[Haithem]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Hi,

can you explain me step to follow for make logo in allegro with .DXF ie :

how to turn a normal picture in DXF format ?

how to import it to Allegro PCB ?

thank you very much...

 

[PCB design]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

Import the image in Autocad and save it as .dxf and later import the dxf in allegro....

 

[emamss]

Re: How to add a company logo or a marking seregraphy with "Allegro PCB Design"

frist you convert that picture from BMP "Bit Map Picture" To DXF using any program like Scan2CAD
the Scan2CAD export the Image as Raster ".DXF"
then scale it usine any CAM Program like CAM350
then import it to the Allegro as DXF layer from import DXF
for more any help iam ready haitham