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Analysing integrity of Gerber/ODB++ output!

DaveatUD

Hi to everyone!

I have a question. I've completed a board design. I output Gerber & ODB++ data for the board fab people. How do I check that the Gerber data is correct against the board design?

Yes you can view the data in any of various free or paid for Gerber viewers but unless you visually check every single pad on every single symbol/component how do you ensure that they are (a) present in the data, & (b) every mask layer is correct?

Are there any tools available to do this?

Can your board fab house do it?

Grateful for any input!

Cheers, Dave

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  • avant
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    I've used Valor to check the layers within the ODB++ database. It is very expensive and requires setting up various manufacturing rules.

    It did find Gerber errors that were not apparent on the board file when viewed in Allegro. The maintenance cost was too expensive, and we did not renew.

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  • avant
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    I've used Valor to check the layers within the ODB++ database. It is very expensive and requires setting up various manufacturing rules.

    It did find Gerber errors that were not apparent on the board file when viewed in Allegro. The maintenance cost was too expensive, and we did not renew.

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