Built to meet the needs of both the PCB Designer and CAM Engineer, CAM350 offers a complete PCB Fabrication Flow that Streamlines the transition of engineering data into a physical PCB. This powerful solution provides superior price/performance in an easy-to-use product suite and delivers fast and accurate results.

Many organizations now recognize that problems arising during the PCB fabrication process could have been easily avoided if detected earlier. These problems impact product delivery schedules by causing costly design re-spins or worse, bare-boards that have been manufactured incorrectly resulting in faulty products. CAM350 streamlines this process by verifying a PCB design for fabrication during the design process - therby greatly increasing the design’s chances of successful fabrication.

The powerful Design for Fabrication (DFF) functionality analyzes fabrication rules in the PCB design domain, verifies the PCB database and identifies any issues before release to manufacturing. It also automates the CAM process by preparing and optimizing the design files for fabrication by managing data input and preparation, through analysis, test, mill and drill to final bare-board production.

Key Functionality Included in CAM350:

• Import / Export Formats - CAM350 offers a variety of import and export capabilities including ODB++, Gerber, IPC-356, Excellon, DXF, Sieb and Myers as well as the option to directly import from many CAD databases.
• Optimization - Optimize the design files using draw-to-custom, draw-to-flash, and draw-to-raster polygon conversion, netlist extraction, silkscreen clipping, redundant pad and data removal, and teardropping.
• Design Rule Checking (DRC) - In order to meet the original intent of a PCB design, design rules must be verified. Checks include spacing, annular ring, histogram, copper area calculation, layer compare, net and more.
• Basic NC Editor - For NC-Mill and Drill Data - Import, export, and creation capabilities are included, as well as some editing capabilities to change drill tool definitions, add basic mill paths to assembly panels, and to change break tabs.
• Quote Agent - Designed to extract the necessary information from the PCB design to accurately quote manufacturing costs.
• Macro Debugger - Macro Script development allows the user to set watch points and intelligent break points, analyze variables, and more.
• Bi-Directional DXF Support - This feature offers bi-directional AutoCAD and DXF support. It handles filled solids, true text, blocks, nested blocks, and builds aperture tables automatically.
• Fast Array Module - Automates the sub-panel process to quickly array a PCB or group of PCBs on a panel to feed fabrication and assembly processes.