National Instruments Graphical User Interface Ultiboard - Manual (Page 82)

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Design
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To edit the properties of the placed board outline, select the outline and
select Edit»Properties. (You must be on the Board Outline layer).
Importing a DXF File
Complete the following steps to import a DXF board outline from a CAD
program such as AutoCAD
® :
1. Choose File»Import»DXF. A standard file selector appears.
2. Navigate to the correct location for the .dxf file, select it and click
OK.
3. The DXF import settings dialog box appears.
4. In the Layers box, set the following as desired:
• Import layers from file radio button—Creates layer names that
correspond to the original DXF files
• Merge import data into existing layer radio button—Merges
DXF file layers into the layer chosen from the drop-down list.
5. In the Units box, set the following as desired:
• Interpret units in file as radio button—Select a unit of measure
from the drop-down list.
• Scale import data to fit board outline—Select if you want to
scale the imported data to fit the current board outline.
6. Optionally, enable the Convert closed objects to filled checkbox.
This indicates if closed objects are to be converted to filled objects.
7. Click OK to import the file.
Using a Pre-Defined Board Outline
Complete the following steps to use a board outline from the Ultiboard
database:
1. Choose Place»From Database to display the Get a part from the
database dialog box.
2. Navigate to the Board Outlines section and select the outline you want
to use.
3. Click OK to close the dialog.
4. Click to place the board outline on the design.