Solder Quantity Calculator is used to calculate the amount of lead used
in PCB manufacturing in advance based on the design data imported to PollEx PCB.
For the wave soldering, solder mask area is calculated to estimating the lead amount.
By using the solder mask information of the PCB design data, you can easily
calculate the area on the Solder Quantity Calculator. For the reflow
soldering, the lead amount can be calculated according to the area of the metal
mask, the thickness of the metal mask, and the material of the solder cream.
Launch PollEx PCB.
Open the design file.
From the menu bar, click File > Open and open the
PollEx_PCB_Sample_r<revision
number>.pdbb from
C:\ProgramData\altair\PollEx\<version>\Examples.
Refer to the PCB for how
to use the PollEx PCB viewer.
From the menu bar, click Manufacture > Solder Quantity Calculator > Solder Mask.
In the View Setting section, select Top or
Bottom and click Calculate to
calculate the Solder Mask area.
Figure 1. You can check the solder mask area per SMD, DIP (Through Hole), and board
figure.
Check the Solder Mask area per each component pin.
From the menu bar, click Option > Display Solder Mask Area List.
Figure 2.
Click Export MS Excel to export the solder mask
area per each component pin as an Excel document.
From the menu bar, click Manufacture > Solder Quantity Calculator > Metal Mask to run Metal Mask.
Calculate the Metal Mask Area.
Figure 3.
In the View Setting section, select Top or
Bottom.
In the Mask Volume Calculation section, select the material of the
solder cream from the drop-down menu and enter Mask
Thickness.
Click Calculate to calculate the lead
amount.
Select Advanced when selecting a solder cream
material to set the composition ratio of the material.Figure 4.
Select a component pin to check the pad size and metal mask size.
Figure 5.
Check the Metal Mask area per a component.
From the menu bar, click Option > Display Metal Mask Area List.
Figure 6.
Click Export MS Excel to export the metal mask
area per a component as an Excel document.