*Includes everything in PCB Preflight and more! |
Compare FAB 3000 vs PCB Preflight Free Viewer |
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General: |
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User Friendly & Intuitive Gerber Viewing environment. | ![]() |
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Open and View Workspace files (*.wrk) | ![]() |
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Save Workspace files (*.wrk) | ![]() |
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Print to Printer | ![]() |
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Print to PDF | ![]() |
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Generate Realistic Photo Preview | ![]() |
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64-bit Architecture (Windows / Linux) | ![]() |
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PCB Sales/RFQ Tools | ![]() |
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Import: |
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Gerber, NC Drill, Rout, HPGL, ODB++, IPC-2581 | ![]() |
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Import CAD and CAM aperture lists | ![]() |
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Import ODB++ and IPC-2581 Components | ![]() |
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DXF / DWG (Best importer available) | ![]() |
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DXF / DWG Advanced Options (Join, De-Embed, Merge, and more). | ![]() |
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Part Centroid File | ![]() |
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BOM File | ![]() |
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Netlist (IPC-D-356 / IPC-D-356A) | ![]() |
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Image (Bitmap, Tiff, PNG, Jpeg) | ![]() |
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Matrix File (*.fm6) | ![]() |
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Postscript / PDF | ![]() |
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High Resolution Bitmap | ![]() |
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Footprint Library | ![]() |
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3D STEP File | ![]() |
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3D STL File | ![]() |
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GDS-II (Stream) | ![]() |
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Export: |
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Gerber (RS-274D, RS-274X, Fire9000) | ![]() |
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HPGL | ![]() |
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NC Drill | ![]() |
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DXF / DWG | ![]() |
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ODB++ | ![]() |
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IPC-2581 | ![]() |
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NC Rout/Mill | ![]() |
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GDS-II (Stream) | ![]() |
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High Resolution Bitmap (output over 2GB) | ![]() |
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X/Y Part Centroid File (used for various pick & place machines) | ![]() |
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BOM File | ![]() |
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Postscript | ![]() |
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Footprint Library | ![]() |
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3D STEP (for Enclosures, Documentation, Analysis) | ![]() |
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3D STL | ![]() |
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GDS-II (Stream) | ![]() |
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Design Rule Check (DFM / DRC): |
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Minimum Checks: Pad Size, Trace Width, SMT Pad Width, Annular Ring, and more. | ![]() |
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Minimum Clearances: Copper to Board Edge, Outer Layers, Inner Layers, Track-Track, Track-Pad, Pad-Pad, Drill-Copper. | ![]() |
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Drill Checks: Minimum Size, Double Hits, Pads without drills, Plated Drill without Pads, Touching Drill Hits. Minimum Clearance: Plated drill to copper, Unplated Drill to copper, Drill hole spacing. | ![]() |
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Silkscreen Checks: Silkscreen over Mask | ![]() |
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Mask Checks: Find Undersize and Missing Mask Clearances. | ![]() |
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Plane Checks: Minimum Annular ring, Minimum Clearance, Minimum Width | ![]() |
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Advanced Signal Checks: Same Net Clearance, Hole Registration, Find Redundant Pads, Find Unconnected Lines, Features Connection, Verify Text features, Find Acid Traps, Find Nonfunctional Pads, Find Net Discrepancy, Find Antennas, Copper Sliver Check. | ![]() |
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Advanced Drill Checks: Find Drill-Plane Shorts | ![]() |
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Advanced Silkscreen Checks: Find Silkscreen over Copper Text, Silkscreen clearance to board edge. Minimum Clearance: Sikscreen-Copper, Silkscreen-Drill, Silkscreen-Rout, Silkscreen Line-Line, Silkscreen Line-Pad, Silkscreen Pad-Pad. |
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Advanced Mask Checks: Find Mask Slivers, Find Solder Bridges, Detect Partial Clearances. Minimum Clearance: Mask-Rout, Draw-Draw, Draw-Pad, Pad-Pad. | ![]() |
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Advanced Plane Checks: Minimum Thermal Airgap, Minimum Thermal Spoke Width, Minimum Plane-Rout Clearance, Find Starved Thermals, Find Power-Ground Shorts, Find Negative Plane Thermal Conflicts, Find Drill-Plane Registration Issues. | ![]() |
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Assembly/Part Checks: Minimum Clearance between Components, Minimum Component Height, Find Overlapping Components, Find Invalid Ref Des, Find Invalid Component Rotation, Detect Footprint Pad Registration. | ![]() |
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SMT Stencil Checks: Minimum SMT Stencil Pad: Width, Annular Rings, Aspect Ratios, Area Ratios, Volume. Minimum Clearances: SMT Pad to board edge, SMT Pad to SMT Pad, and more. | ||
Browse and pinpoint each DFM/DRC violations. | ![]() |
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Generate DFM Report (as PDF, CSV, Text, and Microsoft Excel). | ![]() |
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Manage Multiple DFM Checks simultaneously. | ![]() |
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Editing / Modification: |
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Unlimited Undo / Redo | ![]() |
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Edit (Move, Copy, Rotate, Delete, Flip, Scale, Explode, Array, Stretch, Split, Attributes, Vertex, Trim, Boolean, and more). | ![]() |
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Edit Layers (Alignment, Merge, Delete, Add, and more). | ![]() |
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Add (Flash, Trace, Polygon, Wide Path, Rectangle, Arc, Circle, Text) | ![]() |
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Add (Text & Multi-Line Text) | ![]() |
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Add (Dimensions) | ![]() |
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Composite Layer Editing (Build, Flatten, & Separate) | ![]() |
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Convert Draw to Flash (Interactive) | ![]() |
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Convert Selected Objects to Custom Aperture | ![]() |
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Convert Selected Objects to New Job | ![]() |
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Edit/Modify existing Custom Apertures | ![]() |
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Film Wizard (Optimize & combines layers for film output) | ![]() |
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DeEmbed (Detect Islands & Holes) | ![]() |
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Chamfer | ![]() |
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Fillet | ![]() |
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Boolean Operations (OR, AND, XOR, Subtract) | ![]() |
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Edit In Place (Individually edit Inserts in place) | ![]() |
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Find Components | ![]() |
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Convert Draw to Flash (Selective & Automatic) | ![]() |
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Fabrication Tools: |
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Copper Area Calculation | ![]() |
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Silkscreen Optimizer | ![]() |
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Copper Pour | ![]() |
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Etch Compensation | ![]() |
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Pin Hole Elimination | ![]() |
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Remove Pads (Isolated/Stacked) | ![]() |
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Redundant Line Removal | ![]() |
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Teardrop Creation | ![]() |
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Grow / Shrink (Enlarge or Reduce Objects) | ![]() |
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Remove Covered Data | ![]() |
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Generate Paste Layer | ![]() |
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Create Drill Layer (PTH) | ![]() |
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Convert Gerber Layer to Drill | ![]() |
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PCB Panelization (Fiducials, Tooling Holes, Venting, Labels, Coupons, and more). | ![]() |
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Panel Wizard (Create both Fixed Size and Optimized panels) | ![]() |
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Netlist: |
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Netlist Extraction (handles Blind/Buried Vias & Split Planes) | ![]() |
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Netlist Report (as PDF, CSV, Text, and Microsoft Excel). | ![]() |
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Query Nets | ![]() |
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Measure Net to Net | ![]() |
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View External Nets | ![]() |
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Apply External Nets Names | ![]() |
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Netlist Comparison | ![]() |
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Edit Nets | ![]() |
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Netlist Table | ![]() |
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Find Net Shorts | ![]() |
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Advanced SMT Stencil Tools: |
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Homebase Pad Conversion | ![]() |
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C-Pad Conversion | ![]() |
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Split Pads | ![]() |
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Scale Pads | ![]() |
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Pad Pitch Adjustment | ![]() |
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Heel and Toe Edits | ![]() |
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Add Epoxy Bars | ![]() |
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Bow tie Pads | ![]() |
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NC Editor: |
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Full-Featured NC Drill & Rout Editor | ![]() |
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Add Drill: Hole, Slot (G85), Circle (G84), Text Horizontal (M97), Text Vertical (M97). | ![]() |
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Add Rout: Path, Slot, Circle Clockwise (G32), Circle Counter-Clockwise (G33). | ![]() |
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Add Rout Tab(s) | ![]() |
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Change Rout Path Direction | ![]() |
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Convert NC Layer to Gerber | ![]() |
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Convert Gerber to NC Layer | ![]() |
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Assembly/Components: |
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Add Components | ![]() |
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Insert Components | ![]() |
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Footprint Detection Wizard | ![]() |
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Silkscreen Detection Wizard | ![]() |
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Assembly Analysis | ![]() |
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Centroid Table Modification | ![]() |
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BOM Table Modification | ![]() |
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Generate and export Part Centroid File | ![]() |
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Generate and export BOM (Bill of Materials) File | ![]() |
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Footprint Browser (View & Organize all footprints) | ![]() |
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Utilities: |
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Physical Comparison between Layers | ![]() |
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Graphical Comparison between Layers | ![]() |
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Layer Scale X/Y (Scale layers using separate X and Y values) | ![]() |
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Physical Comparison between Jobs | ![]() |
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Graphical Comparison between Jobs | ![]() |
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Polygon Conversion (Convert overlapping objects to a single polygon) | ![]() |
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Join Wizard (Close & fill open boundaries) | ![]() |
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Custom Applications: |
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Create, Load, and Run Lua Scripts & Binary Applications | ![]() |
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Debug Apps | ![]() |
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Built-In App Editor (Edit & run while inside FAB 3000) | ![]() |
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Buy, Sell, and Write Custom Lua Apps for FAB 3000 | ![]() |
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Create, and run Numerical MATRIX files. More Info >> | ![]() |
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3D Environment: |
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Create Physical 3D Layer Stackup with Z-Base and Thickness. | ![]() |
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Flatten 3D Solids to 2D Geometries (polygons & flashes) | ![]() |
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Generate 3D representations of Components with Heights (allow Mechanical CAD to verify PCB with board & component heights). | ![]() |
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Remove Vias from Metal Areas. | ![]() |
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Create separate 3D assemblies for Drill and Dielectrics. | ![]() |
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