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 ################################################################