Page Layout Editor Questions

[cabala]

I am making a custom page layout and have a few questions.

1. It is not intuitive to me which reference corner to specify for start and end points of lines and rectangles, etc to ensure that it moves correctly when page size is changed. For example, I added a revision history block in the far right corner. If the lines and text items use the bottom right corner as a reference they do not shift with sheet size. If I use the upper right corner it shifts properly. Does the sheet always expand outward from the lower left corner such that items need to be referenced to the corner that is moving?

2. I need to place a few logos, is it better (not easier per say) to simply place it as a bitmap or to use the bitmap2component conversion process?

I have read the Pl_editor manual and several posts regarding the process. The manual references poly-polygons but I don’t see a way to place one of those items. The place menu only has line, rectangle, text, and bitmap. Also it seems the bitmap2component process produces a .mod file and I don’t see a way to use that in the layout editor either.

Thanks for any assistance.

[bobc]

@cabala

For example, I added a revision history block in the far right corner.

Which is the “far” right? There is upper and lower right. The items should move with respect to the origin you select.

@cabala

simply place it as a bitmap or to use the bitmap2component conversion process

Use the bitmap directly.

@cabala

The manual references poly-polygons

I think the manual is wrong there, there are no polygons.

[cabala]

@bobc

Which is the “far” right? There is upper and lower right. The items should move with respect to the origin you select.

Oops I meant to say upper corner. The origin of the sheet (defined by the drop down menu on toolbar) is not the same as the reference origin for each items start and end points. I can have a bottom left sheet origin but reference lines and text to the upper right (or any corner) via the item properties menu which is what I had to do to get the objects to shift properly with the sheet size.

@bobc

I think the manual is wrong there, there are no polygons.

I played around a little with the bitmap2component tool and if you choose “logo for title block” in the format options prior to exporting it writes it to a blank page layout description file. If you open it with the page layout editor you can then choose to append to an existing page layout (my custom one or anyone for that matter) and it is imported as a “poly”. That’s basically what the manual says in a not so direct manner.

I don’t really like either look aesthetically so maybe the resolution of the base image is poor or something. I guess it will work for the schematic page but to get it on my silkscreen I think I’ll see if one of my CAD guys can whip up a dxf file for me to import.