We have a potential DFM issue, but cannot send you the original files. What can be done for a solution?

Modified on Wed, 16 Sep at 11:57 AM

When it comes to determining DFM issues it's vital that we have a small sample of the area causing the issue; especially when working with PCB manufacturing data.  Every PCB CAD tool outputs their Gerbers, ODB++ differently the resulting filled objects and plane areas could be constructed with hundreds of small line segments, invalid/overlapping polygons, polarity issues (dark/clear) areas, undefined layer types, net mismatches, etc.  


FAB 3000 contains a tool that lets you cut-out a small section of any design and removes all other data except for the inner resulting objects (menu: Job > Cutout Job Area...).  Here's a quick video showing how to cutout any section of a design and then save to job file, menu: Export > Job File (*.job)



Note:  All customer data is treated confidentially and deleted immediately after the support incident is resolved; we're also happy to sign any NDA.  Please contact us for more assistance, https://www.numericalinnovations.com/contact-us

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