Import module improvements

More silkscreen symbols

Add ESD-susceptibliity and RoHs symbols to the component legend or solder mask layer of your board. You can also add an annotation field (a filled rectangle) for adding serial numbers or other handwritten information.

Bar code

Add a bar code to the component legend layer of your board. Bar codes are generated in standard Code128-B format.

Define custom stackups

Specify custom layer buildups in detail with the new custom build definition module in the stackup selection dialog box. Or choose one of your previously defined custom stackups.

Right-click on the stackup viewer to open a detailed stackup diagram in PDF format.

Fiducial marks

Add fiducial marks to your board. If Pick and place data or paste mask data exist, then fiducials are added to those layers as well.

New autolink filters

Pre-defined autolink filters have been added for Proteus and CADint 4.x

Panelization module improvements

Bar code

Add a bar code to the component legend layer of the panel frame. Bar codes are generated in standard Code128-B format.

Annotation field

Add an annotation field (a filled rectangle) for adding serial numbers or other handwritten information to the frame of a panel.

Stencil module improvements

Improved shape manipulations

Select and highlight objects before adjusting them. Select all objects having the same size/shape. Shapes adjustments are made relative to the size of the corresponding copper pad. Corner rounding may be specified.

Objects may be deleted

Select and delete unwanted objects from the stencil data. Delete unused frames from the frame manager.

Product browser improvements

Product browser columns

Two new configurable columns (Article and Description) have been added to the product browser. Use Show/hide columns in the View menu to turn them on or off.

Product info

Right-click on the stackup viewer to open a detailed stackup diagram in PDF format or to copy a simple stackup diagram to the clipboard in text format.

Product viewer

Add documentation files to a product. Right-click on the file list (below the layer list) to add a file to the product. This feature is intended for keeping component assembly documentation together with the product. (Note: Documents added to a product after an order has been placed will not necessarily be used by the manufacturer.)

If a product contains a UL-mark, this is indicated with a text just above the cursor coordinates.

Product history

An expected shipment date column has been added to the product history view.

Stencil Product Creator

Create a new solder paste stencil product from an existing PCB product or from a Gerber file. Choose from one of our pre-defined stencil frames, or upload your own. Reduce opening sizes globally or individually and see the results compared to the copper pads. Once the stencil product is defined, publish it to the product browser for pricing and ordering.

Pick and Place data

Import pick and place data together with Gerber files. Pick and Place data is automatically stepped when panelizing a board product. Right-click on a Pick&Place layer and choose from several formats for Pick and Place output.

Specify files as assembly documentation to insure that they follow the product throughout the fabrication and assembly processes.

More silkscreen symbols

Additional symbols for the component legend or solder mask layer of your board are available:

• WEEE symbol
• Recycle symbol

Improved product searching

The product search dialog now lists the names of folders where the product may be found.

You may now assign your own article and description to products which have been shared to you by partners. This should make it easier to organize and locate partner products.

Autolink filter for Proteus

A pre-defined link filter has been added for Proteus files. You may need to open the link filter manager (Edit|Link filters) to enable the new filter.

Rounded corners on panels

When panelizing a product, it is possible to specify that the corners of the panel frame should be rounded. This makes it easier to load panels into processing machines.

New panelization features

Three new features have been added to the Panelization Module:

• Fill area outside of boards with copper
• Bad-board marks
• Break-off holes in panel frame

Silkscreen symbols

Add symbols to the component legend or solder mask layer of your board. The following symbols are available:

• Lead-free symbol
• CE-mark

Complex Contour Editor

At times, complex contours may be difficult to define, due to the Import Module's requirement that an outer or inner contour be a closed loop without gaps or overlaps. By holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys while selecting a contour, you can open the Complex Contour Editor, which lists all of the selected segments and indicates any breaks with bold-faced text. You may add or delete segments to try to correct the situation, or simply use the information presented as an aid to correct the layout in your CAD system.

Panelization Module

With the new Panelization Module, you can quickly step up a single board to an array suitable for assembly. Specify the number of boards, frame width and board spacing. Break-off tabs are automatically added, but these may be modified as necessary. Add tooling holes, fiducial marks and text and then publish the finished panel to the Product Browser.

New viewer features

Cursor coordinates and board size are displayed at the bottom of the layer list.

Left-click and drag to measure distances in the viewer.

New import features

Support has been added to the Import Module for the following:

• combined positive and negative Gerber files on same layer.
• plated inner contours
• G85 slots in drill files
• placement of UL-marks
• rotation of manufacturer's batch number