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FAB 3000 |
| CAM Features | |
 General |
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| User Friendly & Intuitive Gerber Viewing environment. |  |
| Create high-resolution Adobe® PDF files (up to 'E' Size). | |
| Open and Save Workspace files (*.wrk) |
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| Import |
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| Gerber (RS-274D, RS-274X, Fire9000) | |
| Import CAD and CAM aperture lists | |
| HPGL | |
| NC Drill, Rout & Mill | |
| ODB++ | |
| Netlist (IPC-D-356 / IPC-D-356A) | |
| DXF / DWG | |
| Postscript and PDF | |
| Part Centroid File | |
| Bill of Materials (BOM) | |
| Large Bitmap (Import huge bitmaps of any size) |  |
| GDS-II | |
| 3D STEP (AP 203, AP 214, AP 242) |
(3D Add-On) |
| 3D STL |
(3D Add-On) |
| Export |
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| Gerber (RS-274D, RS-274X, Fire9000) | |
| HPGL | |
| NC Drill, Rout & Mill | |
| ODB++ | |
| Netlist (IPC-D-356 / IPC-D-356A) | |
| DXF / DWG | |
| Part Centroid File | |
| BOM File | |
| Postscript | |
| Large Bitmap (Export huge bitmaps of any size) | |
| Large TIFF (Export huge tiff files of any size) | |
| GDS-II | |
| 3D STEP (AP 203, AP 214, AP 242) |
(3D Add-On) |
| 3D STL |
(3D Add-On) |
| Viewing |
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| Complete Viewing capabilities ( Unlimited Zoom, Pan, Scrolling, etc.) | |
| Positive / Negative Data Handling - View composites on a single layer (not separated like other CAM software tools) | |
| Query: All object properties (Dcode, Layer, and more) | |
| Align Layers with different origins. |  |
| Measure: Point to Point | |
| Measure: Object to Object (find closest distance between selected objects). | |
| Measure: Net to Net (find closest distance between nets) | |
| Physical Comparison between Layers | |
| Graphical Comparison between Layers & Jobs | |
| View Background Image (display scanned data over real data) | |
| Layer Scale X/Y (Scale layers using separate X and Y values) | |
| Editing |
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| Edit (Move, Copy, Rotate, Delete, Flip, Scale, Explode, Array, Stretch, Split, Attributes, Vertex, Trim, Boolean, and more). | |
| Edit Layers (Alignment, Merge, Delete, Add, and more). | |
| Add (Flash, Trace, Polygon, Wide Path, Rectangle, Arc, Circle, Text) | |
| Add (Multi-Line Text, Drill Hits & Rout Paths) | |
| Add (Dimensions) | |
| 2D Boolean Operations (OR, AND, XOR, Subtract, Invert, Sequential) | |
| De-Embed Objects (Solves the object-Inside-of-object problem) | |
| Composite Layer Editing (Build, Flatten, & Separate) | |
| Convert Draw to Flash (Interactive & Automatic) | |
| Convert Selected Objects to Custom Aperture | |
| Convert Selected Objects to New Job | |
| Edit/Modify existing Custom Apertures | |
| Merge Overlapping Objects | |
| Film Wizard (Optimize & combines layers for film output) | |
| Polygon Utilities (Join Wizard, Remove Tiny Segments, Chop Polygons, Fix Invalid Polygons) | |
| Fabrication Tools |
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| Generate PCB Border Layer | |
| Create Fabrication Drawing | |
| Copper Area Calculation | |
| Silkscreen Optimizer | |
| Copper Balancing | |
| Etch Compensation | |
| Pin Hole Elimination | |
| Remove Pads (Isolated/Stacked) | |
| Redundant Line Removal | |
| Teardrop Creation | |
| Grow / Shrink (Enlarge or Reduce Objects) | |
| Remove Covered Data | |
| Generate Paste Layer | |
| Create Drill Layer (PTH) | |
| Convert Gerber Layer to Drill | |
| Netlist |
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| Netlist Extraction (handles Blind/Buried Vias & Split Planes) | |
| Show all objects that are electronically connected across | |
| Netlist Report | |
| Query Nets | |
| Measure Net to Net | |
| View External Nets | |
| Generate PDF Report for Netlist Comparison errors. | |
| Netlist Compare | |
| Apply External Nets Names | |
| Edit Nets | |
| Netlist Table | |
| Find Net Shorts | |
| Design Rule Check (DFM / DRC) |
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| Basic DFM Check | |
| DRC Browser Dialog to View warnings & violations | |
| Net Check (Find Shorts/Opens) | |
| Silkscreen over Solder Mask | |
| Non-Functional Pads | |
| Isolated Connections | |
| Mask Slivers | |
| Power/Ground Shorts | |
| Copper Slivers | |
| Solder Bridges | |
| Negative Plane Thermal Conflicts | |
| Starved Thermals | |
| Acid Traps | |
| Antennas / Dangling lines | |
| Panelization / Merge Wizard |
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| Merge Wizard: Automatically merges multiple PCB's to one panel so they can be manufactured simultaneously - saving up to 50% on fabrication costs | |
| Layer Synchronization (Automatically merge similar type layers) | |
| Add Scoring Lines | |
| Add Outline Layer | |
| Add Cutlines | |
| Add Crop Marks | |
| Edit-In-Place: Edit individually jobs while inside a panel | |
| Insert Job (into Panel) | |
| Venting | |
| NC Editor |
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| Full-Featured NC Drill & Rout Editor | |
| Add Drill: Hole, Slot (G85), Circle (G84), Text Horizontal (M97), Text Vertical (M97). | |
| Add Rout: Path, Slot, Circle Clockwise (G32), Circle Counter-Clockwise (G33). | |
| Add Rout Tab | |
| Change Rout Path Direction | |
| Convert NC Layer to Gerber | |
| Convert Gerber to NC Layer | |
| Assembly/Components |
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| Add Components | |
| Insert Components | |
| Footprint Detection Wizard | |
| Silkscreen Detection Wizard | |
| Assembly Analysis | |
| Centroid Table Modification | |
| BOM Table Modification | |
| Generate and export Part Centroid File | |
| Generate and export BOM (Bill of Materials) File | |
| Advanced SMT Stencil Tools |
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| Homebase Pad Conversion | |
| C-Pad Conversion | |
| Split Pads | |
| Scale Pads | |
| Pad Pitch Adjustment | |
| Heel and Toe Edits | |
| Add Epoxy Bars | |
| Bow tie Pads | |
| LUA Custom Applications |
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| Create, Load, and Run Lua Scripts & Binary Applications | |
| Debug Apps | |
| Built-In App Editor (Edit & run while inside FAB 3000) | |
| Buy, Sell, and Write Custom Lua Apps for FAB 3000 | |
