PCB Logo Creator Script The Altium Designer Scripting Examples folder, available for download from here, contains an example script, the PCB Logo Creator Script, that will convert an image onto the PCB.
If it's a black/white logo which can be rasterized, you can also go the 'Font' way. Use a Font creator tool (e.g. FontCreator, costs a little) to create a Font with a single letter (you can easily import vector graphics); then, assign that logo to a letter (e.g. L); then install that font in Windows and use it in Altium; This works for both Schematic and PCB with the added benefit that it doesn't blow up your PCB in size (which the bitmap option does). Disadvantage: Wherever you want to have your logo displayed, you need that font installed.
If you have your logo in vector form, you should export it as dxf which Altium can import. Might not work well with pictures, but since most Logos also come in 'simplified' vector forms, it might still be an option.
The procedure of creating a 'solid' logo from the DXF lines is a bit lengthy, but very reliable and gives high quality results. Here it is: • Import your dxf file (File>Import>DXF). Choose the correct units.
• Use the Inspector panel to set the line width of the DXF geometry to a very small value, e.g. 1 mil • Draw a polygon pour around the shape (Place>Polygon pour), select pour over same net objects and disable removal of Islands. Set small values for neck width and arc approximation. • Adjust the clearance for the polygon to the DXF lines to 0 by adding a specific design rule • Repour the polygon, then select it, right click on it and use Polygon Actions>Explode selected Polygons to Free Primitives • Now your polygon consists of several copper regions.
You can delete all regions that should not be filled, as well as your original DXF lines. • Group your regions by selecting them and creating a union from them (Tools>Convert>Create Union from selected objects). This approach works best if you put your logo into a PCB library, so you can simply place it on any PCB and edit it at a central location. Per the, there are a few methods: • TrueType Font Embedding images as glyphs in a TrueType font allows you to take advantage of vector graphics and their inherent scalability. I won't cover how to do this here, but there are many tools such as or a free online tool such as.
This isn't an endorsement nor guarantee of these tools working.) • Pasting from Clipboard Altium supports metafile formats such as 1-bit bitmaps, lines, arcs, and TrueType characters. (Copying a 1-bit image from your favorite editor won't necessarily work unless it supports Windows metafile data; as I discovered attempting to use Irfanview.) The documentation recommends pasting first in Microsoft Word, for example. The current layer will be the target for pasted data. • Placing as OLE Object This works through the Place > Object from File command in Altium Designer. Only the BMP format is mentioned.
Thanks for the reply. The script is very confuse to me. I don't have programming knowledge.
I found one solution. But its a lengthier steps & i succeeded only with this.
I downloaded protel 99se.[first link] 2. Download BMP to PCB converter. [Find the attachment] 3. Ontario electrical code pdf torrent. Open your logo in corel draw. Export it into BMP format.
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PCB Logo Creator Script The Altium Designer Scripting Examples folder, available for download from here, contains an example script, the PCB Logo Creator Script, that will convert an image onto the PCB.
If it's a black/white logo which can be rasterized, you can also go the 'Font' way. Use a Font creator tool (e.g. FontCreator, costs a little) to create a Font with a single letter (you can easily import vector graphics); then, assign that logo to a letter (e.g. L); then install that font in Windows and use it in Altium; This works for both Schematic and PCB with the added benefit that it doesn't blow up your PCB in size (which the bitmap option does). Disadvantage: Wherever you want to have your logo displayed, you need that font installed.
If you have your logo in vector form, you should export it as dxf which Altium can import. Might not work well with pictures, but since most Logos also come in 'simplified' vector forms, it might still be an option.
The procedure of creating a 'solid' logo from the DXF lines is a bit lengthy, but very reliable and gives high quality results. Here it is: • Import your dxf file (File>Import>DXF). Choose the correct units.
• Use the Inspector panel to set the line width of the DXF geometry to a very small value, e.g. 1 mil • Draw a polygon pour around the shape (Place>Polygon pour), select pour over same net objects and disable removal of Islands. Set small values for neck width and arc approximation. • Adjust the clearance for the polygon to the DXF lines to 0 by adding a specific design rule • Repour the polygon, then select it, right click on it and use Polygon Actions>Explode selected Polygons to Free Primitives • Now your polygon consists of several copper regions.
You can delete all regions that should not be filled, as well as your original DXF lines. • Group your regions by selecting them and creating a union from them (Tools>Convert>Create Union from selected objects). This approach works best if you put your logo into a PCB library, so you can simply place it on any PCB and edit it at a central location. Per the, there are a few methods: • TrueType Font Embedding images as glyphs in a TrueType font allows you to take advantage of vector graphics and their inherent scalability. I won't cover how to do this here, but there are many tools such as or a free online tool such as.
This isn't an endorsement nor guarantee of these tools working.) • Pasting from Clipboard Altium supports metafile formats such as 1-bit bitmaps, lines, arcs, and TrueType characters. (Copying a 1-bit image from your favorite editor won't necessarily work unless it supports Windows metafile data; as I discovered attempting to use Irfanview.) The documentation recommends pasting first in Microsoft Word, for example. The current layer will be the target for pasted data. • Placing as OLE Object This works through the Place > Object from File command in Altium Designer. Only the BMP format is mentioned.
Thanks for the reply. The script is very confuse to me. I don't have programming knowledge.
I found one solution. But its a lengthier steps & i succeeded only with this.
I downloaded protel 99se.[first link] 2. Download BMP to PCB converter. [Find the attachment] 3. Ontario electrical code pdf torrent. Open your logo in corel draw. Export it into BMP format.