Hi Daan, it's true, I tried a version of the Maestro 6 or 7 months ago. The new features that you describe could fix my problem, I'll check it out as soon as I can. Thanks again for your kindness. Thanks also to all who answered. We do have the Unidoc, but it's not under my jurisdiction. I will enquire if we have all the modules. Best regards, Ioan > -----Original Message----- > From: D.Terstegge [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:17 PM > To: TechNet E-Mail Forum.; Tempea, Ioan > Subject: Re: [TN] Inspection aids > > Hi Ioan, > > Do you mean you would like to see the partvalue inside the picture of each > shape ? But then you'd have to print a largesized hardcopy, or you'd need > to zoom in on each part to read the values on the computerscreen. And if > the partvalues-data contain tolerances and voltages your hardcopy will > become cluttered after all ! But perhaps I don't fully understand what > you mean. > If you've tried any version of my SMT-Maestro program later than 0.20 then > you may know that it has the possibility to show values, shapes or > partnumbers (depends on what kind of data is available in your centroid- > or BOM-file) simply by moving the cursor over the parts. > Currently I'm working on an option to import a scanned image of a "golden > board" and combine it with a centroid-file and bom. When moving the cursor > over the photo you'll see a zoomed-in image of the area you're pointing > to, plus the value or other data of the nearest part. Would that help you > ? > > For those who haven't tried SMT-Maestro: as long as you don't mind to > download an upgrade every few months the software may be used free of > charge. Download from <http://www.smtinfo.net/smtmaestro/smtmaestro.html> > > Daan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tempea, Ioan <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:12 PM > Subject: [TN] Inspection aids > > Hi technos, > > lately I noticed the group is getting smaller, 1011 recipients, but > since > the quality of the forum did not diminish, I assume all the big boys > are > still there. And this is reassuring. > > Now, to get to my question. Our inspectors spend days to write the > values of > each part on the assembly drawings. This helps them inspect faster, > but in > terms of setup cost it sends everything through the roof. Not to > mention the > ECO control. > > I tried of course Daan's Maestro and it does a fantastic job when > you look > for a particular component. What I need is something that goes > beyond and it > would import the shapes of the components plus the values right > inside these > shapes. > > The question is: is anybody aware of the possibility to generate > this kind > of information right from the CAD system? Just another exported > file, right > at the source, by the PCB designer. If not, any software available > that > would do this? > > Thanks, > Ioan > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: > <http://listserv.ipc.org/archives> > Please visit IPC web site <http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm> for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------