Selections files in cadstar

Hello,

Do you know what the “Selections” files are in cadstar?

-its something to do with gerber files but i am not sure what

treez:
Hello,

Do you know what the “Selections” files are in cadstar?

-its something to do with gerber files but i am not sure what

Ah, another Cadstar user :smiley:

The “.sel” files are used during post-processing to select things like the position and scale of the plot, drills and drill symbol size and placement and for a few other things such as pad adjustment (helpful for, say, a resist plot to create resist outlines around pads a bit bigger than the pads themselves…), power-planes and so on.

And if you do not use them you will be needing to setup the drills etc every time you post process your design

taking time.

Been there, done that, wasted my time - now use selection files :smiley:

The path in the options is so that you can change what files you are using, as they can be setup specific to each design if you wish.