James Head
Electronic Design Engineer/PCB Designer
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James Head commented,
"Even in other programs which do have Gerber import capability, there are limitations to the utility of doing so, because the Gerber format represents geometry but not the meaning of the geometry."...
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James Head commented,
If you want to import Gerber try Pulsonix which you download with a 30 day trial, and reverts after that to a limited version unless you purchase it. It has an "Inteligent Gerber" import facility w...
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James Head commented,
The change you've made will affect all through-hole pads so all through hole pads will appear on the solder paste output if that's what you really need. If you're using pin-in-paste technology you ...
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James Head commented,
What you need is the netclass spacing feature that's available in a professional CAD tool such as Pulsonix where you can assign different nets to netclasses and define a spacing between different t...
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James Head commented,
For an Orcad schematic diagram there are two files. A .opj or "project" file and a .dsn for the schematic. You need to open the schematic in Orcad first and then use File > Export > EDIF to convert...
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James Head commented,
There's not much of a learning curve between DesignSpark and Pulsonix - you'll see that very quickly!
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James Head commented,
Sounds like your bottom ground plane is not using the same net name as your top ground plane and the vias. If you are designing high-frequency boards consider Pulsonix with the High Speed option.
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James Head commented,
I think I understand the issue here. There are 6 stitching vias one side, and 9 the other side that should be connected to the same net as the ground plane on the bottom of the board, however the P...
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James Head commented,
Have you sourced a PCB Fabricator who can manufacture this size of PCB for you yet? This might be a stumbling block.
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James Head commented,
I know one reason why a fabricator might be asking for a specific format because I came across it a few years ago specifically with 3.5 metric format. I found that when using hardware arc commands ...