Exporting Layer Settings

The active layer view settings are exported to a .xml file. Layer view settings refer to all information that can be set in Layer Set in the Layer Settings panel in Footprint Editor.

 

  1. On the ribbon, click Design > Export > Export Layer View Set Layer Set. The Save As dialog is displayed.
  2. In the Save As dialog, select a folder to export the layer view settings to. Enter a file name and click Save. By default, the  layer view settings are exported to the location of the currently-open library using the name layerset.xml. The file can be exported with any XML filename.

The following information is exported to the layer view settings file:

  • All layer view settings.
  • Active layer for each layer view setting.
  • Reference to layer in each layer view setting.
  • Whether the layer in each layer view setting is selectable.
  • Layer view styles of each layer view setting. This includes the color, transparency, hatch pitch, hatch angle, tone, style in 3D view and transparency in 3D view.