Murthy S.L.N,

ODB++ format is a format Valor came up with for their CAM software. I
believe you can get information on the format thru www.valor.com.

In laymans terms, it's a manufacturing database much like gerber,
aperture lists, netlists, test files, etc. This "database" is read into Valor
Enterprise (CAM) as a "true" representation of your layout database.
Valor can supply the scripts which will generate an ODB++ format data-
base for you. The ODB++ format is NOT proprietary, so other tools can
generate ODB++ also!

(P.S. you can download the ODB++ format from Valor's homepage. Look
to the bottom of Customer Support.)

Good luck,
Mitch Morey
Sr PCB Designer
NSI Communications
San Diego CA
(619)657-5338

>>> "S.L.N.MURTHY" <[log in to unmask]> 06/03/98 06:49pm
>>>
Dear Mr.Jerry Cupples

I would appreciate if you can educate me on what ODB++ format is and
wherein
we can get more details on the same. We are a design house in India,
specialiing in Board layout engineering.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely

Murthy S.L.N
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Cupples <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 03 June 1998 23:57
Subject: [TN] DES: ODB++ format


>I'd like to see some reactions to the following hypothetical statement:
>
>"ODB++ will supplant the various Gerber formats within 2 years"
>
>Wondering if it is hyperbolic, or potentially true. Valor does seem to be
>making headway toward setting a standard...
>
>
>regards,
>
>Jerry Cupples
>Interphase Corporation
>Dallas, TX USA
>http://www.iphase.com
>
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