CAM350 is a comprehensive software solution designed to streamline the transition from PCB design to fabrication. It serves as the industry standard for verification, optimization, and output generation, ensuring that complex PCB designs are thoroughly inspected and validated before manufacturing. By identifying and addressing potential issues early, CAM350 helps prevent costly design re-spins and production delays, ultimately leading to faster and more efficient PCB fabrication.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Data Import and Export: Supports a wide range of file formats, including Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581, and NC Drill & Mill files, facilitating seamless integration with various PCB design tools.
- Design Rule Checking (DRC): Performs comprehensive checks for spacing violations, annular ring issues, and other design anomalies to ensure compliance with manufacturing standards.
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Analysis: Identifies and rectifies potential fabrication problems such as acid traps, copper slivers, and solder mask slivers, enhancing manufacturability and yield.
- 3D Visualization: Provides a virtual model of the PCB, allowing designers to inspect and validate manufacturing data in a three-dimensional environment, including inter-layer views.
- CAM Editing Tools: Enables modifications to flashes, pads, polygons, lines, and text, as well as the addition of teardrops, to refine and optimize the design for fabrication.
- Netlist Comparison and Export: Extracts and compares netlists to verify electrical integrity and exports them in formats like IPC-D-356.
- Panelization: Facilitates the creation of fabrication panels, optimizing the arrangement of multiple PCBs to maximize manufacturing efficiency.
Primary Value and Problem Solving:
CAM350 addresses the critical need for thorough verification and optimization of PCB designs prior to fabrication. By providing tools for comprehensive DRC, DFM analysis, and 3D visualization, it ensures that potential manufacturing issues are identified and resolved early in the design process. This proactive approach minimizes the risk of production delays and costly rework, leading to higher-quality products and more efficient manufacturing workflows. Additionally, CAM350's robust editing and panelization capabilities streamline the preparation of manufacturing data, further enhancing productivity and reducing time-to-market for electronic products.
