Quick response...  Go to the source itself.

The IPC-D-356 standard is done by the IPC. There is a 356
document out there. Might take you more time to get than to
go to Router Solutions, or Artwork Conversion Inc, but it
is a documented standard.

BTW, if you have contact with a board house, they will gladly
give you a 356 file. It's really generic. If the fab house says they
can't give you one, they probably can't use one and you don't
want to use them...

Just me,

Mitch Morey
Sr PCB designer
NSI Communications (was ComStream Corp
San Diego CA.

>>> JoAnn Amerson <[log in to unmask]> 04/29/98 06:54am >>>
I'm sending this to both TechNet and Designer Council in hopes that
someone out there can answer me.

I just spoke with Andy at Zuken-Redac's help desk and he told me that
Cadstar cannot output an IPC-D-356 report (yet).  He said we can
generate something akin to it with the Report Generator function.
All I need is the format of 356 and I can go from there.  the problem
is I don't know what the format is.  Can someone either point me to a
source (preferably online) or tell me what spec I could get that
defines this?  We've recently started requiring our boards to be
electrically tested.  Isn't that what 356 does?  Sets up a netlist?
(If I'm wrong, be nice and break the news that I've made a bloody
fool of myself again.)

Thanks in advance!  :-)
Jo

JoAnn L. Amerson
Design Librarian
Red Lion Controls, Inc.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Voice: (717) 767-6961 ext 6308

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