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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.
Manage Files and Data
Use the File menu to import and print design files.
Import Gerber Data
Use the File menu to import Gerber (274D, 274X), GDBB, CAM350 data.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for PollEx 2024.1.
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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.
      - Import Gerber Data
        Use the File menu to import Gerber (274D, 274X), GDBB, CAM350 data.
      - Import CAM350
        Select *.cam (CAM350) Format File data.
    - Define Settings
      Using the Setting menu, define Environment, Aperture List, and Tool List settings.
    - 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.

Import Gerber Data

Use the File menu to import Gerber (274D, 274X), GDBB, CAM350 data.

From the menu barmenu bar, click File > Import > ASCII Gerber.
After selecting the files (multiple files can be selected), you can read the data. The number of layers is not limited. You can read another Gerber file additionally if you read data once. If you read the names of layers which are the same case, the number at the end of the same layer name is automatically written.
Save the file (*.gdbb -PollEx CAM Gerber file Binary Format).