NC Data editing
Use NC editing features to create or edit NC drill and mill data. Add drills, slots, mill paths and mill tabs for panel separation. Modify drill and mill tool definitions. Create custom NC drill files for specific drilling operations. Convert Gerber content to NC content and NC to Gerber.
CAM editing
Use editing commands to cut, copy, paste, move, rotate or mirror any element. Add flashes, draws, lines, polygons, and many other design elements. Remove or re-order layers. Change attributes, reference designators, text, via or pad properties, Dcodes, text font or style. Add design elements such as vias, wires, parts, or board outline.
Custom aperture editing
Create or edit custom apertures in your design. Custom apertures are effectively shapes that include both positive (additive) and negative (subtractive) data. Create custom thermals, pads shapes or polygonal areas and add them to your design.
Data conversion and optimization
Convert draws to flashes, drawn polygons to rasterized polygons, polygons to board outlines and other such conversions. Optimize your design data by removing isolated or redundant pads or remove pads covered by copper. Add teardrops, oversize pads for a solder mask or undersize pads for a paste mask. Remove silkscreen ink from pads.
Part editing
Use part editing features to modify or manage part definitions created during CAD data import. Part definitions are most useful when reverse engineering design data from unintelligent sources such as Gerber, into a more CAD compliant database with part definitions, padstacks, nets, vias and so on.
PCB CAD crossprobing
Crossprobing facilitates visualization of Valor CAM350 design data to its source PCB Design in its native PCB tool. Select elements in the PCB design tool and the equivalent element is selected in Valor CAM350. After a Valor CAM350 DFM Analysis, use crossprobing to visit error locations in the PCB tool to make corrections. This expedites the process of finding and correcting errors in the source PCB design. Valor CAM350’s crossprobing is compatible with leading PCB design tools such as Xpedition, Cadence Allegro or OrCAD PCB Designer.
Flying probe editing
Use Flying probe features to locate bare board test point and fixture alignment pin locations. Use automated features to assign test points by pad style (SMD or through hole), by Dcode, by net, or other criteria. Use the interactive features to selectively choose the test point locations. Export the test point data to popular file formats including Probot, ATG, Integri-test, PROBOTECH, Microcraft, and IPC-D-356.
Bed of nails editing
Use Bed of Nails features to locate test points and export the data to facilitate test fixture fabrication and testing. Assign test points for single sided or double-sided (a.k.a clamshell testing) fixtures. Define fixture size, probe sizes, fixture drill sizes, drill deflection, and other fixture properties. Use automated features to assign test points by pad style (SMD or through hole), by Dcode, by net, or other criteria. Use the interactive features to selectively assign test point locations. Export the test point data to popular file formats including TTI (Test Technologies International), Circuit-Line, IPC-D-356, IPC-D-356A, as well as generic plate drill files and netlists.
