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Problems with Boarder creation.
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FAB 3000 has 3 requirements to accept a border layer.
- Must be a defined layer with type "Border".
- Must only be border objects (i.e. outline of the board) and optional cut-outs, nothing else should be on the border layer.
- Each boundary must be closed/continuous (i.e. no overlapping lines or self-intersection).
Without using FAB 3000 "Auto-Border" Generation, the easiest method is to copy all parts of the border to a new layer and assign as "Border".
- Select Border Lines
- Go to menu: Edit / Copy To Layer...
- Press button "Add Layer..."
- Assign as Layer Type "Border", and press OK.
- Check the new Layer that you just created.
- Press OK and selected objects will be copied to the new layer.
Now when you use any command that requires the border, you may still be prompted to Auto-Generate a border (because the 3rd requirement "Closed/Continuous" has not yet been met). That's OK, press Yes when prompted to Auto-Generate and FAB 3000 will join individual boundary segments.
I'm following all these rules and it's still not working. I need a border to convert to a negative layer, it is not working.
If you're having a specific problem, please just submit a support ticket, https://support.numericalinnovations.com/support/tickets/new
Note: If possible attach a sample workspace file (*,wrk) - so we can create a tutorial movie showing you specifically what steps to perform.
* Boarders must be drawn with an actual aperture (Dcode). Boarders drawn as a line will not work even with automatic boarder creation.
See attached video.
Simon Garrison
Even though there is a boarder already created FAB does not recognize it and wants to create a new one. At times it will automatically create a new boarder, sometimes it wants to do it selectively.