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Overview of producing manufacturing data for a printed circuit board using the CAM processor in the PCB Editor.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
1 min.
Transcript
00:03
In Fusion Electronics, manufacturing data is generated by the CAM Processor in the PCB Editor.
00:11
The files can be inspected for accuracy as necessary, and then sent to the circuit board manufacturer for production.
00:19
Fusion Electronics includes a predefined set of CAM templates, or job files, for use with boards that have a common layer setup.
00:28
The CAM Processor automatically selects a CAM template that fits the current board,
00:33
but you can create custom job files and load them when appropriate.
00:38
Some manufacturers have provided their own CAM jobs,
00:41
which helps to guarantee that manufacturing data complies with their requirements.
00:46
In this example, you see an overview of producing manufacturing data for a printed circuit board using the CAM processor.
00:55
Once you have created a circuit board, on the toolbar, click CAM Preview to open the Manufacturing Preview dialog,
01:03
where you can view the appearance of the board.
01:06
The Board tab enables you to check the properties of the active design.
01:11
Click CAM to open the CAM Processor dialog,
01:14
where you can review the need for manual changes, such as adding layers or deleting sections of the board.
01:21
You can also inspect the manufacturing output files, load a job template, and produce Gerber, Excellon,
01:30
and Pick and Place files, among others.
01:34
Once you are satisfied with the output files, click Process Job to create a ZIP archive of the manufacturing files in a specified location.
01:43
As you have seen, the CAM Processor in Fusion Electronics streamlines the process of producing manufacturing data,
01:51
which can be sent to the board manufacturer for production.
Video transcript
00:03
In Fusion Electronics, manufacturing data is generated by the CAM Processor in the PCB Editor.
00:11
The files can be inspected for accuracy as necessary, and then sent to the circuit board manufacturer for production.
00:19
Fusion Electronics includes a predefined set of CAM templates, or job files, for use with boards that have a common layer setup.
00:28
The CAM Processor automatically selects a CAM template that fits the current board,
00:33
but you can create custom job files and load them when appropriate.
00:38
Some manufacturers have provided their own CAM jobs,
00:41
which helps to guarantee that manufacturing data complies with their requirements.
00:46
In this example, you see an overview of producing manufacturing data for a printed circuit board using the CAM processor.
00:55
Once you have created a circuit board, on the toolbar, click CAM Preview to open the Manufacturing Preview dialog,
01:03
where you can view the appearance of the board.
01:06
The Board tab enables you to check the properties of the active design.
01:11
Click CAM to open the CAM Processor dialog,
01:14
where you can review the need for manual changes, such as adding layers or deleting sections of the board.
01:21
You can also inspect the manufacturing output files, load a job template, and produce Gerber, Excellon,
01:30
and Pick and Place files, among others.
01:34
Once you are satisfied with the output files, click Process Job to create a ZIP archive of the manufacturing files in a specified location.
01:43
As you have seen, the CAM Processor in Fusion Electronics streamlines the process of producing manufacturing data,
01:51
which can be sent to the board manufacturer for production.
Manufacturing data is generated by the CAM Processor using the extended Gerber RS-274X vector format by default. It also supports GERBER X2 for plotting and the Excellon format for drill data. These are the common formats used by board manufacturers.
Electronics includes a predefined set of CAM templates (job files) for use with boards that have a common layer setup. The CAM Processor automatically selects a CAM template that fits the current board, but you can create custom job files and load them when appropriate.
For more, see Prepare manufacture data.
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