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PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
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.
CAM
Use PollEx CAM to handle any type of Gerber, such as 274D or 274X, convert 274D to 274X type, and compare each revision data.
Define Settings
Using the Setting menu, define Environment, Aperture List, and Tool List settings.
Define Environment Settings
Set PollEx CAM environment for the Gerber file.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for PollEx 2024.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
PollEx Tutorials
Discover PollEx functionality with interactive tutorials.
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.
- 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.
  - Environment Migration
    Environment migration is a tool that migrates environment files used in the previous version of PollEx to the latest version.
  - BOM
    PollEx BOM is a BOM parsing and formatting tool
  - CAM
    Use PollEx CAM to handle any type of Gerber, such as 274D or 274X, convert 274D to 274X type, and compare each revision data.
    - User Interface
      Explore the PollEx CAM interface.
    - Manage Files and Data
      Use the File menu to import and print design files.
    - Define Settings
      Using the Setting menu, define Environment, Aperture List, and Tool List settings.
      - Define Environment Settings
        Set PollEx CAM environment for the Gerber file.
      - Define Aperture and Tool List
        Check the Aperture Object information used in the shape of the Gerber file.
    - Define Layers
    - Change the View
    - Explore Tool Functions
  - Component Arrangement Plan
    The Component Arrangement Plan function replaces a paper worksheet with a graphic display report that shows on-board components with their area and marking at first pin.
  - CP
    PollEx Cross Probe (CP) supports two checking types, Same Type Check/Compare and Link and Search.
  - Golden Sample
    PollEx Golden Sample generates guide documents automatically.
  - Logic
    Use PollEx Logic to import and view schematic sheets, designs, check symbols, nets, and object properties.
  - PCB
    PollEx suite is a knowledge-based design-verification toolset for PCB.
  - Redmark+
    In Redmark+, it is enabled to get the upgrade features for mark-up tools such as drawing object, text, measurement and reply, history, and so on.
  - 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
Definition for meta character using in making sentence for searching option.

Define Environment Settings

Set PollEx CAM environment for the Gerber file.

From the menu bar, click Setting > Environment.

The Environment dialog opens. The Environment dialog contains the following sections and options:

Default Settings: Set the unit, digit points, decimal points, zoom factor.
Layer Color Settings: Set the Layer colors.
Language: Select the language.
Use Windows Operation (Zoom In/Out/Panning): For zoom In/Out and panning.
Operation operations are applied reversely.
Default Path: Set the default file path for PollEx CAM data.
- Default Save Path: Set the default file saving path for PollEx CAM data.
- Save Prefix String: Specify the prefix of the name to be used when saving files.
- Enter the Prefix New_ to Layer of TOPSILK.gbr. This will be saved as New_TOPSILK.gbr.
- Default file extension: Set the default file extension when saving files.
Set Grid, Snap, Cursor.
- Grid: Set the displaying grid on/off and spacing of grid.
- Snap: Set the spacing of snap.
- Cursor visible: Set the displaying cursor on/off.
- Snap enable: Set the activating snap on/off.
Auto Selection CP Mode: Select the layer in the layer list. If you right-click on this layer list, the same layer name is automatically selected.

Then you can easily use the Cross Probe.

If there are the same layer name of File1 and File2, File2 name is created itself added 1 to original layer name. For example, Original Layer Name1.

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