Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 20 20:28:04 EST 2012 | acsscott
Have you done any more work on this? I have a program that reads the Altium files, a feeder database,and makes a UFOS file for the older CSM machines. I can't get the UFOS to VIOS convertor on our Topaz X to read the UFOS *.BRD files. It stops and
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 16 05:57:02 EST 2014 | alexeis
Hi, From our experience, Gerber files are accompanied by IPC type files. These files usually have extensions: IPC, NET, 356. We have developed products that are designed to help in programming part of the SMT machine, based on these files beyond sta
Electronics Forum | Fri May 29 06:07:47 EDT 2015 | buckcho
Hello, it is important to decide to work either with pcb or with opt files (we use only pcb), I dont recommend mixing them. When you open the pcb file, make changes, optimize it to opt file, then make save as.... and here is the trick I know - save t
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 21 09:35:24 EDT 2017 | directx995
Hello everyone, I was wondering for a long time, what are the differences between pick and place and CAD Files. Can anyone list me all (as many as you can) differences between these two types of files. I know there are a lot of software solutions f
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 24 22:32:12 EST 2017 | myke03o
Some Customers normally don't share CAD data in order not to copy the design. What you can do is use the Pick and Place file then plot to the pcb paste/silkscreen layer of the gerber using software. Not sure if your universal machine can load a gerb
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 14 09:45:00 EDT 2018 | stephendo
Are you sure you mean pick and place files? Or does the manufacturer need centroid data to make their own pick and place files? Or they might even be able to use ascii CAD data to generate pick and place files. Look for an export function. Probably
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 11 11:22:34 EDT 2018 | sarason
To answer your question directly Boardwidth - X = newX for a flipped board. Plus adjustments for your offset if your board is not perfectly symetrical You can try my program PCBSynergy which generates many formats from CAD files, or PCBCSV files. If
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 10 10:20:15 EDT 2020 | unisoft
Yes process engineers that work for contract manufacturers try to get the full CAD or XY rotation files from their clients unfortunately still many of their customers still give them only Gerber files for the PCB project. Unisoft has had a focus on
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 18 09:32:05 EDT 2017 | alexeis
Hi, Pick and Place file is included in CAD file. CAD file contains full information about a board including internal layers, silk, PAD/Component structure, and more. You can use Pick and Place (PnP) file on preparing SMT Programs. In case of small
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 26 01:50:32 EST 2017 | alexeis
Hi Ivan, Our solution works with 3 type of data with XY: 1. CAD - the best choice but, as you mention, I isn't available for all products. From our experience, it is available in 30%-50% of products. 2. IPC - This file available in 80%-90% of produc
