openFolder

R2026b

Open folder containing generated Gerber files in files browser

collapse all in page

Syntax

openFolder(pcbWriterobject)

Description

openFolder(pcbWriterobject) opens the parent folder to the PCB writer Gerber design files. You use this function once the Gerber files are generated from the PCB Writer object using the gerberWrite function.

example

Examples

collapse all

Open Live Script

This example shows how to create Gerber files from an antenna design and their location after the creation.

Create a coplanar inverted-F antenna.

fco = invertedFcoplanar(Height=14e-3,GroundPlaneLength=100e-3,...
    GroundPlaneWidth=100e-3);

Use this antenna to create a pcbStack object.

p = pcbStack(fco);

Use a SMA_Cinch RF connector and GerbLookWriter as a manufacturing service.

c = PCBConnectors.SMA_Cinch;
s = PCBServices.GerbLookWriter;

Create an antenna design file using PCBWriter.

PW = PCBWriter(p,s,c);

Use the gerberWrite method to create Gerber files from the antenna design files.

gerberWrite(PW)
Generated File: 'C:\Users\user\OneDrive - MathWorks\Documents\MATLAB\ExampleManager\user.Bdoc.DocWork0\antenna-ex83611292\untitled.zip'
'(name is available in system cut-buffer)

12 files in PCB stack
   Size Lines File
   273b    23 untitled.gtl (Copper,L1,Top,Signal)
    98b     9 untitled.gts (Soldermask,Top)
   227b    18 untitled.gbs (Soldermask,Bot)
    85b     5 untitled.txt (ExcellonPlated,1,2)
     1k    44 untitled.gbl (Copper,L2,Bot)
   346b    26 untitled.gbp (Paste,Bot)
   127k  6646 untitled.gbo (Legend,Bot)
   183k  9210 untitled.gto (Legend,Top)
     1k    39 untitled.gpi (PhotoplotterInfo,Info)
     1k    36 untitled.dri (DrillStationInfo,Info)
     1k    22 untitled.ipc (IPCD356A,Info)
              untitled.gml (Profile,NP)

Open the folder that contains the Gerber files.

openFolder(PW)

Input Arguments

collapse all

Antenna design files specified as a PCBWriter object.

Example: a = PCBWriter(pcbStack(Name="Sample PCB")) creates a PCBWriter object. openFolder(a) opens the folder containing Gerber files.

Version History

Introduced in R2017b

See Also

| | |