Many a time we find designer sending us gerber cad files (for layers
only alongwith aperture list )-do software packages exist for generating
neutral files ,geometric files and wire netlist files .

I need neutral files for running on Unicam software.

Any lead on that will be appreciated.

thanks
> ----------
> From:         Neil Diamond[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         March 5, 1998 1:38 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [TN] FAB/DES: Electronic data interchange (EDI)
>
> Jean,
> Supplying a netlist for testing would have caught this. The netlist
> needs
> to be generated prefferably from your cad. The fabricator should
> accept
> IPC-D-356, the info is in there. They can then run a check against the
> tooling before submitting tooling to the floor. There are a number of
> 3rd
> party programs for generating these types of files from different CAD
> programs. The ACT product has the capability for you to generate a
> netlist
> file.
>
> Neil Diamond
>
> At 02:03 PM 3/5/98 -0500, Jean Cortjens wrote:
> >Yes, it is a good idea to view your own files, but nothing guarantees
> an
> error free board.  We had a board made by the same board house at
> least ten
> times.  There is one custom aperture used one time on one connector on
> this
> board.  They got it right everytime except the last time.
> Unfortunately,
> they made 6000 boards.  The pad was wrong on the inner layers and tied
> power and ground together.  I do all of the steps you have outlined
> below.
> When I viewed the Gerbers, it was right.  How do you prevent this?
> >Jean
> >
>
> ################################################################
> TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV
> 1.8c
> ################################################################
> To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with
> following text in the body:
> To subscribe:   SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name>
> To unsubscribe:   SIGNOFF TechNet
> ################################################################
> Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for
> additional information.
> For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or
> 847-509-9700 ext.311
> ################################################################
>

################################################################
TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c
################################################################
To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body:
To subscribe:   SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name>
To unsubscribe:   SIGNOFF TechNet 
################################################################
Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information.
For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311
################################################################