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Novitΰ ver. 16.8
NEW FWATURES AND COMMANDS
Via Analysis checks
Full complement of DRC checks specific
to vias. Via pads and drills are known when importing from
intelligent databases such as IPC-2581, ODB++ and GenCAD and can now
have separate DRC rules from regular pads and drills. These new
checks include:
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Via/Via Minimum spacing allowed
between vias.
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Via/Pin Minimum spacing allowed
between vias and component pins.
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Via/Trace Minimum spacing allowed
between pads and traces.
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Via/Border Minimum spacing allowed
between vias and the border.
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Via Min Size Minimum via size allowed.
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Via/Drill Annulus Minimum annular ring
required between vias and drills.
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Via Drill/Direct to Plane Checks for
via drill locations on plane layers that represent a direct
connection.
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Via Drill/Adjacency Minimum spacing
required between adjacent via drill locations.
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Via/Top Mask & Via/Bot Mask Minimum
annular ring required between vias and the top/bottom solder mask.
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Via Drill/Top Mask & Via Drill/Bot
Mask Minimum annular ring required between via drills and the top/bottom
solder mask.
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Via/Top Silk & Via/Bot Silk Minimum
clearance required between vias and the top/bottom silkscreen layer.
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Via/Missing Top Mask & Via/Missing Bot
Mask Checks for vias without openings on the top/bottom solder mask.
Ability to ignore specific analysis
errors on subsequent runs
The ignore error option allows you to
ignore individual analysis errors, hiding the error from the normal
error list and causing that error to not be reported during future
analysis runs with the same settings. DRC, DFF, Netlist Compare and
Layer Compare errors can be tagged to be ignored. Right click on an
error in the navigator and choose "Ignore Error". The selected error
is moved to the ignored error list and will be ignored in any future
analysis that generates that error. When there are ignored errors
defined, the "Ignored Errors" list will be the first list in the
analysis navigator.
Add Barcode
This command allows you to define and
add a barcode to your design. Create Code 39, Code 128 and Dot
Matrix barcodes. Use Inverted option of the barcodes to create the
barcode in a copper area. Once created your barcode will be added to
the aperture table as a custom.
Create Mill Paths from Tabs
Added a new command to the Tools/NC
menu to create mill paths from break tabs. You can now easily create
new mill paths on a separate NC Layer so the routing machine can
remove the tabs.
Flatten Customs on Export of Gerber
Choosing this option in the export
settings for Gerber prevents the use of aperture macros in the
exported Gerber file. With this option on the custom aperture macros
will be flattened and output as polygons.
Support for Peck Drilling, Pinless
Rout and Depth Control
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Added support for peck drilling (Sieb
& Meyer G81/G80, Excellon M62/m63) and Sieb & Meyer pinless rout
(G11) command.
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Added support for depth control
parameters Z, K and H. The Sieb & Meyer Properties dialog has
controls to set the following depth control options:
- Absolute Working Plane (Z): Distance between the table surface and
the absolute working plane.
- Relative Working Plane (K): Distance between the board surface and
the relative working plane.
- Absolute Traveling Plane (H): Distance between the table surface
and the absolute traveling plane.
VisualCAM STENCILS ENHANCEMENTS
Built-in Paste Shape types
Flatten Customs for Gerber Export
Choosing this option in the export
settings for Gerber causes all apertures that would be created as
customs to be output as polygons instead. This creates compatibility
with laser machines that do not support custom apertures.
Decimals allowed in percentages
When modifying a shape by percentage,
more precise values up to three digits after the decimal are now
supported.
Import NC data
You now have Import NC and NC Tool
list menu commands
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Fixed issue with Width and Length
reductions on customs
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Inside Corner Radius are now saved
with library for MELF shape
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Fixed dialog issue with pins set to
"No Paste" changing to "None"
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Fixed Area Ratio calculation problem
on customs
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Fixed issue loading ODB++ files into
the Shape Library
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Fixed issue identifying specific part
at correct angle
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Fixed issue with Delete/Rename in the
Footprint Library
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Library and Quick Convert can now
undersize customs by width and length independently
IPC-2581 ENHANCEMENTS AND FIXES
REVB1 Optional Export
Added support for B1 Name attribute in the Property element
Export now supports Modes and optional layer inclusion\exclusion
PC2581 Specs and Designer Notes are now displayed in the Stackup
section of the navigator
Fixed incorrect application of the angle attribute
Import Stackup speed improvement
All True/False booleans are now lower case in 2581 Export
Step and Repeat enhancement
2581 file from Eagle now imports
FHS (finish hole size) in 2581 output
Xform handling updated
IPC-2581 BOM Mechanical section now passes through even if there
are no Footprints
Fixed BOM LayerRef problem
Fixed IPC-2581 - TolPercent should be True not Yes
Fixed Zuken IPC2581 REVB file import issues
Fixed B1 Thermal "gap" should be "spoke width"
NEW MACRO COMMANDS
GENERATEVENTINGTHIEVING Advanced
Panel venting/thieving
GETINSTANCECOUNT - gives you a count of how many of a given
instance are in a panel design
ADDVIEWTAB allows you to add View Tabs through a macro
ASSOCIATEPARTS - This command associates component part pins with
existing layer pads
ADDRECTROUNDED to support radius corners
DELETEANALYSYSERRRORS Allows you to delete all lists from the
analysis error section of the navigator
STRLWR - converts all characters in a string to lowercase
STRUPR - converts all characters in a string to uppercase
DELETEALLPARTS - this command deletes all parts in a design
Enhanced CLIP macro command
Enhanced PADREMOVAL macro now supports a Tolerance if you want all
pads that are offset from each other within a certain amount to be
considered Stacked Pads
Fixed $$DSNNAME System Variable to update after SAVEAS command
Fixed $$MAXLAYERS to update whenever layer table size is increased
Fixed issues running Quick Panel Macro on data that includes parts
ADVANCED PANELIZATION
Macros commands added to support
automation of Advanced Panelization
o Generate Venting and Thieving: GENERATEVENTINGTHIEVING
o Get image instance Count: GETINSTANCECOUNT
Import 2581 Panel now defaults to "Use Panel Border"
ayer Type of Other now auto maps in Advanced Panel when name
matches
Importing Panel
OTHER
Added ability to copy data to a
V-Score Layer using copy commands or through the navigator
Fixed load time on files with large number of segmented arcs
Fixed issue with Pin Point errors during Save
Fixed Chamfered corner issue coming out rounded after intrinsic
conversion
Fixed issue of unassociated parts during Isolated Pad Removal
Added methods for determining footprint type and relative pin
location for footprints with a mixture of round and rectangular pins
Fixed Load and Save time with files that have very large netlist
data sections
Isolated Pad Removal Enhancements:
Added option to allow only isolated pads with a drill to be
removed from inner layers
Changed to allow isolated pads that are completely drilled out on
top/bot layers to be removed
Layers no longer have to be visible
Valid netlist is no longer required
Updated macro command to include new parameters DRILLEDPADSONLY
and THRUHOLELAYER
NC Change Tool table from the Navigator now works properly
Fixed issue with NC Optimize by NC Group
Fixed typo during tab load if existing tabs with the same name
already exist
Fixed Design Compare of Text showing false error
Parts that become unassociated are no longer deleted when Top/Bottom
Layers are deleted
Fixed duplicate footprints issue when importing ODB designs and
then merging libraries
Fixed Show Unused Footprints issue when loading a Footprint
Library
ODB++ files will now load in even if the job folder is missing the
standard font file
Panelized designs opened in a macro will now automatically map new
image layers
Fixed issue of merging Footprint Libraries with same shape names
Added option to combine D-Codes on Consolidate Vector Items
command
Fixed issue with Layer Compare error report not showing error type
Export NC new verifies the NC Tool and Link Tool are not using the
same Tool number
Dimensioning Enhancements:
o Added support for adding dimensions to data within panel instances.
Dimensioning between data
within an instance and panel data or data within other
instances is permitted
o Added support for polylines
o Fixed problem with adding or modifying an existing dimension that
resulted in other dimensions
being corrupted
Fixed issued with loading CAM350 Composite data
Fixed Custom to intrinsic issue on these Gerber files during
import
Fixed issue with slow Paste generation and missing paste with this
design.
Fixed issue of importing this ODB++ design with EDA option
Request for ability to copy a shapeset with its assignments
Added FHS, Tol Plus, and Tol Minus to NC Tool Table and Hole Chart
dialogs
Added support to set FHS when setting Tolerance from the IDF file
Fixed Custom to Intrinsic oblong shapes
Added Tolerance to IDF Import
Fixed issue of Mill path joining together even when user selected
No in the dialog
Fixed the Add Mill path changing the start point
You can now change the active D-Code during Add Rectangle
Fixed Custom to Intrinsic processing when processing arcs on this
rotated rectangle
Fixed issues with automatic Convert Drawn Pads
Fixed rotated custom apertures coming from CAM350 data set
Hotkey Y - Layer Setup now updates the Color Bar
View Highlights Toolbar button has been updated to behave like a
Hotkey
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS IN PREVIOUS
RELEASES
VisualCAM 2006
VisualCAM ver.
15.1
VisualCAM ver.
15.2
VisualCAM ver.
15.2 SR1
VisualCAM ver.
16.0 SR1
VisualCAM ver.
16.1
VisualCAM ver.
16.3
VisualCAM ver.
16.7 |
