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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.
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.

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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.
Character String Search Rule
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Solder Mask Checker

Calculate solder quantity for wave soldering process.

From the menu bar, click Manufacture > Solder Quantity Calculator > Solder Mask.
The User Solder Mask dialog opens. You can see pad and solder mask on design.
For View Setting, select top or bottom layer.
Solder quantity calculation is done for top or bottom, respectively. In DIP type component case placed on top layer, calculation is done for the bottom layer. Check the solder mask status of the bottom layer.
Figure 1.
Select the display order of pad or solder mask.

Figure 2.
View list of components and pins.
Click Calculate to calculate solder mask areas for layers and components.

Figure 3.
- SMD Component Area: Total area summation of SMD pads.
  Figure 4.
  - Condition: Only pad has solder mask.
  - When solder mask is bigger than pad dimension: pad dimension = 1.2mm * 0.8mm.
  - When pad is bigger than solder mask dimension: solder mask dimension = 1mm * 0.8mm.
  - Calculate the dimension for solder mask and pad.
- DIP Component Area: Total area summation for PTH (plated through hole) pad’s solder mask.
  Figure 5.
  - Condition: Only for the bottom layer’s PTH pad that has solder mask.
  - When solder mask is bigger than the pad dimension: pad dimension = (0.7mm)2 * π.
  - When pad is bigger than solder mask dimension: solder mask dimension = (0.75mm)2 * π.
  - Calculate the dimension for solder mask and pad.
- Board Figure: Total solder mask dimension for the board’s non-electric geometries.
- Total Area: The summation for the above three.
Zoom In / Zoom Out / 1:1 Default View: Same as PollEx PCB.
Display Solder Mask Area List: After getting each of the component’s solder paste dimensions, export the results into a MS/Excel file (including top and bottom layers).

Figure 6.