Fine Line Stencil is able to easily import and export ODB++ files.  This
file format is not dead.  However, there are not many that seem to utilize
it.  We typically receive the same set of files sent to the board house and
it is extremely rare to receive ODB++ files.

For either a board-house, a stencil manufacturer or sometimes even a
contract manufacturer to receive a complete ODB++ file is most of the time
not desirable. Data like a detailed parts list or final test procedures are
rarely needed by a board-house, etc. 
Receiving such a file requires a much higher level of data security than
needed if the board-house receives only the board files or if the stencil
manufacturer receives only the minimal data required to design and produce a
stencil.

Have fun,
Ahne.

For more information contact Robert Dervaes:
V.P. Technology & Engineering
Fine Line Stencil
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 641-9428
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of stephengregory5849
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 18:35
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Making a stencil from OBD++ Files

Hi All,

Do any of you know of any stencil vendors that can make stencils from a
OBD++ file?

I had one vendor in the past, but it was a few day affair,they had to do a
lot of extra work to get something they could use to make the stencil. I
thought ODB++ files were supposed to be the next big thing for manufacturing
data.

I had to download a Valor viewer to look at it, but once I did that there
was so much good information about the board in there. All the layer data,
the BOM, footprints for components, fab drawing, ect.

I sent it to our current stencil vendor and they said that it was just a
text file and they couldn't use it

Is OBD++ dead?

Steve


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