ImportIDX

Imports and IDX model into a new Icepak project.

UI Access Icepak > Import IDX
Parameters
Name Type Description
<NAME> string Settings
<Board> bool Full path of .idx file
<Library> string NA
<Control> string NA
<Filters> list HeightExclude2D
<CreateFilteredAsNonModel> bool True or False
<NAME> string definitionOverridesMap
<NAME> string instanceOverridesMap
<HighSurfThickness> string High surface layer thickness value and unit
<LowSurfThickness> string Low surface layer thickness value and unit
<InternalLayerThickness> string Internal surface layer thickness value and unit
<NumInternalLayer> int Number of internal layers value
<HighSurfaceCopper> int High surface percent coverage value
<LowSurfaceCopper> int Low surface percent coverage value
<InternalLayerCopper> int Internal layer percent coverage value
<TraceMaterial> string Trace material name
<SubstrateMaterial> int Substrate material name
<CreateBoard> bool True or False
<ModelBoardAsRect> bool True or False
<ModelDeviceAsRect> bool True or False
<Cutoff> bool True or False
<ReplaceDevices> bool True or False
Return Value None

 

Python Syntax  ImportIDX (<NAME>, <Board>, <Library>, <Control>, <Filters>, <CreateFilteredAsNonModel>, <NAME>, <NAME>, <HighSurfThickness>, <LowSurfThickness>, <InternalLayerThickness>, <NumInternalLayer>, <HighSurfaceCopper>, <LowSurfaceCopper>, <InternalLayerCopper>, <TraceMaterial>, <SubstrateMaterial>, <CreateBoard>, <ModelBoardAsRect>, <ModelDeviceAsRect>, <Cutoff>, <ReplaceDevices>)
Python Example 
oDesign.ImportIDX(
	[
		"NAME:Settings",
		"Board:="		, "C:\\Users\\Model files\\PCB-00278_A.idx",
		"Library:="		, "",
		"Control:="		, "",
		"Filters:="		, ["HeightExclude2D"],
		"CreateFilteredAsNonModel:=", False,
		[
			"NAME:definitionOverridesMap"
		],
		[
			"NAME:instanceOverridesMap"
		],
		"HighSurfThickness:="	, "0.07mm",
		"LowSurfThickness:="	, "0.07mm",
		"InternalLayerThickness:=", "0.07mm",
		"NumInternalLayer:="	, 2,
		"HighSurfaceCopper:="	, 30,
		"LowSurfaceCopper:="	, 30,
		"InternalLayerCopper:="	, 30,
		"TraceMaterial:="	, "Cu-Pure",
		"SubstrateMaterial:="	, "FR-4",
		"CreateBoard:="		, True,
		"ModelBoardAsRect:="	, False,
		"ModelDeviceAsRect:="	, False,
		"Cutoff:="		, False,
		"ReplaceDevices:="	, False
	])

 

VB Syntax  ImportIDX (<NAME>, <Board>, <Library>, <Control>, <Filters>, <CreateFilteredAsNonModel>, <NAME>, <NAME>, <HighSurfThickness>, <LowSurfThickness>, <InternalLayerThickness>, <NumInternalLayer>, <HighSurfaceCopper>, <LowSurfaceCopper>, <InternalLayerCopper>, <TraceMaterial>, <SubstrateMaterial>, <CreateBoard>, <ModelBoardAsRect>, <ModelDeviceAsRect>, <Cutoff>, <ReplaceDevices>)
VB Example 
oDesign.ImportIDX Array("NAME:Settings", "Board:=",  _"C:\Users\Model files" _
"\PCB-00278_A.idx", "Library:=", "", "Control:=", "", "Filters:=",
Array( _"HeightExclude2D"), "CreateFilteredAsNonModel:=", false,
Array("NAME:definitionOverridesMap"), Array("NAME:instanceOverridesMap"),
"HighSurfThickness:=",  _0.07mm", "LowSurfThickness:=", "0.07mm",
"InternalLayerThickness:=", "0.07mm", "NumInternalLayer:=",  _2, "HighSurfaceCopper:=",
30, "LowSurfaceCopper:=", 30, "InternalLayerCopper:=",  _30, "TraceMaterial:=",
"Cu-Pure", "SubstrateMaterial:=", "FR-4", "CreateBoard:=",  _true, "ModelBoardAsRect:=",
false, "ModelDeviceAsRect:=", false, "Cutoff:=",  _false, "ReplaceDevices:=", false)