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Manufacture User Guides
This section contains the user guides for the following tools: Block JIG Generator, Compare GDSII, Gerber to PCB, Make Board Paneling, Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Data Extractor, Mounting Emulator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, Solder Quantity Calculator, Soldering Pallet, Test Point Location Generator, and Underfill.
Solder Quantity Calculator
The Solder Quantity Calculator provides evidence to get numerical calculation and solder quantity based on whole mask space and user-defined conditions.
Metal Mask Checker
Calculate solder quantity for reflow soldering process.

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PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
- Manufacture User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: Block JIG Generator, Compare GDSII, Gerber to PCB, Make Board Paneling, Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Data Extractor, Mounting Emulator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, Solder Quantity Calculator, Soldering Pallet, Test Point Location Generator, and Underfill.
  - Block JIG Generator
    Block JIG Generator is used for the purpose of stable supporting the bare PCB and evenly applying lead in the screen printer equipment that prints the solder cream during the SMD process.
  - Compare GDSII
    The Compare GDSII function performs the function of verifying the consistency between the data in the specific layer of PDBB and the GDSII file.
  - Gerber to PCB
    Gerber to PCB is a PCB generator from graphical Gerber or ODB++ file which is non-intelligent data.
  - Make Board Paneling
    Use Make Board Paneling to modify the data designed with a single sub board into an array type to use manufacturing related features, such as Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Emulator, Block JIG Generator, and Router-Machine JIG Generator.
  - Metal Mask Manager
    Metal Mask Manager is a tool that can register standard metal mask database, manage metal mask changing history, and check differences between design and standard metal mask.
  - Mounting Data Extractor
    The PollEx Mounting Data Extractor function extracts components and PCB information for chip mounter from PCB design data. It is included in the PollEx PCB Modeler.
  - Mounting Emulator
    Mounting Emulator is a mounter assembly checking toolset based on 3D package part libraries constructed with Unified Part Editor (UPE).
  - Router-Machine JIG Generator
    Quickly generate design drawing for manufacturing JIG using PCB design data and panel PCB Gerber of array board.
  - Solder Quantity Calculator
    The Solder Quantity Calculator provides evidence to get numerical calculation and solder quantity based on whole mask space and user-defined conditions.
    - Solder Mask Checker
      Calculate solder quantity for wave soldering process.
    - Metal Mask Checker
      Calculate solder quantity for reflow soldering process.
  - Soldering Pallet
    Learn how to use PollEx Soldering Pallet.
  - Test Point Location Generator
    Generate test points and extract location and data from designs.
  - Underfill
    Underfill Editor uses the PCB design data can easily produce the coordinate data of the nozzle movement path from the underfill equipment.
- Modeler User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
- Solver User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
- Verification User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: DFA, DFE, DFE+, DFM, and Logic DFE.
- UPE User Guides
  This section contains the PollEx UPE user guide.
PollEx Installation Guide
Instruction to install PollEx 2024.1.
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Metal Mask Checker

Calculate solder quantity for reflow soldering process.

From the menu bar, click Manufacture > Solder Quantity Calculator > Metal Mask.
The User Metal Mask dialog opens. You can see pad and metal mask on design.
U-Name List: View component and pin pads.
Metal mask size: View metal mask size for the selected pin.
Pad Size: View pad size for the selected pin.
Mask/Pad Ratio (%): View metal mask size ration related to pad size for the selected pin.
Mask Volume Calculation: After setting solder paste material, metal mask thickness and correction factor (A/F: Aspect Ratio), click Calculate to calculate total solder paste weight.
1. Material: Metal Mask Manager supports three types of compound material libraries.
  Add a new material list by materials and composing ratio. Select Advanced to complete making a new compound material.
  Figure 1.
  
  Default solder-paste materials’ unit weight depending on compounding materials:
  - 63Sn/37Pb: 0.0053
  - 62.8Sn/36.8Pb/0.4Ag: 0.0053
  - 96.5Sn/3Ag/0.5Cu: 0.0051
2. Mask Thickness: To calculate metal mask volume, specify the thickness of the metal mask.
3. A /F Ratio (%): Use A/F ratio value to correct the area of metal mask.
4. Total Weight (g): Use the equation Total Mask Volume * Solder Paste Composing Material’s Weight.
Choose View Setting Options.
- Top/Bottom: Components that have a metal mask display.
  Figure 2.
- Mask-Top/Pad-Top: In most cases, pad size is bigger than metal mask size, therefore Mask-Top view is preferred.
  Figure 3.
Zoom In/Zoom Out/Reset/Print: Same as PollEx PCB.
Display Metal Mask Area List: Check all the component’s metal mask sizes and export the lists to the MS/Excel sheet. Make sure that the viewing list is not mask-volume considering mask thickness, but dimension.

Figure 4.