This Free Gerber Viewer Comparison is believed to be accurate as of March 2012. A blank field or N/A represents either the feature is not available or unsure. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
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GC-Prevue Free Viewer |
ViewMate Smart DFM |
DFM Now! |
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| Price (USD) |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
| Download Link |
Download |
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| General |
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| Import Gerber/Drill/Rout/HPGL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Import Barco DPF |
YES |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Import ODB++ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Instantly Quote and Order Printed Circuit Boards from leading manufacturers like: Sunstone Circuits, Imagineering, Bay Area Circuits, Sierra Proto, and more. |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Instant PCB Price Estimator. |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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| Viewing |
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| Database Hierarchy for easy nesting of jobs within one another. |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Multiple PCB layouts are placed into tabbed windows. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comparison between Layers |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comparison between Jobs |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
N/A |
| Add
Ruler / Remove Rulers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Redline/Markup Tool |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Add Dimensions |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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| Design Rule Check (DFM / DRC) |
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| Create your Own DFM Rules Set (use any values you wish to check your PCB) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Basic DRC (Minimum Trace & Space, Annular Ring etc.) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Profile Check |
Yes |
Yes |
| Find Non-Functional
Pads |
No |
Yes |
| Find Isolated
Connections |
No |
Yes |
| Find Silkscreen over
Solder Mask |
No |
Yes |
| NC Drill Check (Find Double/Missing Hits, Touching hole, etc.) |
Yes |
Yes |
| DRC Browser Dialog to View all warnings & violations |
Yes |
Yes |
| Generate PDF Reports for DFM Check warnings & violations |
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N/A |
Yes |
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| Netlist (i.e. Electrical Connectivity) |
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| Vector based netlist extraction |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Contour based netlist extraction |
No |
Yes |
| Raster based netlist extraction |
No |
Yes |
| Import Netlist
(IPC-D-356 / IPC-D-356A) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Net Compare (Detect Net Shorts & Open) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Show all gerber objects that are electronically connected across |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Query Nets |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Highlight Nets |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Measure Net to Net |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| View External Nets |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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| Fabrication
Tools |
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| Copper Area
Calculation |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Generate PCB Border Layer |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Create Fabrication Drawing |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
