show

Show

Syntax

show(layerobj)

show(layerobj,Name=Value)

Description

show(layerobj) shows layer information in visual form.

show(layerobj,Name=Value) shows layer information with optional name-values specified.

Examples

Show a Layer of a PCB

Use the show function to diplay a layer of a pcb

Read-in a pcb file

Use the pcbFileRead object to read in a file. Accepted file formats are:

• ODB++

• Allegro

• Native

Here we are using a native format file

pfile = pcbFileRead('native_ExampleBoard_Allegro')

pfile = 
  pcbFileRead with properties:

           FileName: 'native_ExampleBoard_Allegro'
          NumLayers: 5
         MetalLayer: [1 3 5]
    DielectricLayer: [2 4]
        LayerHeight: [0.0184 0.0104 0.0092 0.0012 0]
         NumCadnets: 7
       NumPadStacks: 6
      NumComponents: 8
           NumParts: 5

Create a layer object

Crate a layer object of metal layer 1

layerobj = layer(pfile,1)

layerobj = 
  layer with properties:

        pcBoard: [1×1 pcbFileRead]
    LayerNumber: 1
           Type: 'Pin'
    LayerHeight: 0.0184
    NumSurfaces: 1
        NumPins: 14
        NumVias: 4
      NumTraces: 21
     EntityList: [1×1 struct]

Show the layer

Use the show function

show(layerobj)

Input Arguments

layerobj — layer

object

The layer object specified as a string.

Example: show(layerobjname)

Data Types: string

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Example: show(layerobjname,Color='red',LineWidth=1)

Color — Color

'red' (default)

Use 'Color' to specify the color.

Example: Color='red'

Data Types: string

LineWidth — Line width

1 (default)

Use LineWidth to specify the line width.

Example: LineWidth = 1

Data Types: double

LineStyle — Line style

'-' (default)

Use LineStyle to specify the line style.

Example: LineStyle = '-'

Data Types: char

Version History

Introduced in R2021a