Alternating PCB rotation in panel

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Kim Lindberg

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Apr 21, 2021, 2:01:08 AM4/21/21
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Hope someone can help me out here.
I have a panel of 40 PCBs were every other row of 5 is rotated 180 degrees.
I don't see how I can create a job for this panel other than doing two separate jobs; one for 0 degrees and one for 180 degrees :(
is it at all possible to do this on a single job?

Panel.png

bert shivaan

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Apr 21, 2021, 5:03:43 AM4/21/21
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you could combine 2 as a single board, then treat it as a 20 board panel.

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bert shivaan

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Apr 21, 2021, 5:06:06 AM4/21/21
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side question- How do you cut them apart?

Kim Lindberg

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Apr 21, 2021, 5:10:39 AM4/21/21
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I'm not sure I know what you mean? I tried creating a panel with 20 boards and then wanted to create a new rotated panel with 20 boards offset, but it seems like only ONE panel can be created in a single job? or am I missing something?
the boards are V-Cut so I just break them apart, when they are soldered.

bert shivaan

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Apr 21, 2021, 5:34:19 AM4/21/21
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Make the "board" to include 1 non rotated and 1 rotated pcb. Then the array is 5 x 4 instead of 10 by 4

Thanks, couldn't see the V score in the pic

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bert shivaan

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Apr 21, 2021, 5:38:44 AM4/21/21
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Something like this
Panel.png

Kim Lindberg

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Apr 21, 2021, 6:07:49 AM4/21/21
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Hmm not sure if I can export the boards like that from my CAD. will have to play around with it

bert shivaan

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Apr 21, 2021, 6:14:34 AM4/21/21
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You could simply add the parts by hand, it looks like there is only a few parts per board. Assuming you know the location of each part relative to each other you can easily do it by hand to create the job.

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Kim Lindberg

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Apr 21, 2021, 6:22:25 AM4/21/21
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you are right, it is possible, just not very  efficient.
I will give it a go.

ja...@loveelectronics.co.uk

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Apr 22, 2021, 8:14:57 AM4/22/21
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Can't you just export the placements for the whole panel?

Kim Lindberg

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Apr 22, 2021, 8:46:41 AM4/22/21
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It's not possible to export placement data from the whole panel :( at least I don't know how

Mike Menci

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Apr 22, 2021, 8:59:50 AM4/22/21
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In which Cad is the original sch and brd ?
Mike

Kim Lindberg

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Apr 22, 2021, 9:19:00 AM4/22/21
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The design is done in Altium 16

Mike Menci

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Apr 22, 2021, 9:32:33 AM4/22/21
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Try to do this from pannel:

Kim Lindberg

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Apr 22, 2021, 10:26:19 AM4/22/21
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That is the way I already do it. And I'm on version 16 not 18.
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