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.

Manufacturing features activate depending on the imported design format. The following table shows the required data format to use for each manufacturing features.
Table 1. Manufacturing Features Activation Conditions
Feature PCB Gerber ODB++ Remark
Make Board Paneling O   O  
Solder Quantity Calculator O   O  
Metal Mask Manager O      
Block JIG Generator O O   You need to import PCB first and then import Gerber data. Then, the menu is activated.
Gerber to PCB   O O For Gerber data, IPC-356D file is required.
Test-Point Location Generator     O ODB++ data should have net information. Graphical ODB++ data is not supported.
Router-Machine JIG Generator O O   You need to import PCB first and then import Gerber data. Then, the menu is activated.
Mounting Emulator O     UPF library with mount (packing) information is required.
Mounting Data Extractor O      
Underfill O      
Golden Sample     O ODB++ data should have a panel, sheet, and PCB steps.
Worksheet Planner     O ODB++ data should have a panel, sheet, and PCB steps.
Soldering Pallet   O   A design data should have TH (through hole) components.