BluePrint - PCB
BluePrint PCB Documentation tool Overview - 0:39 minutes
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PCB documentation is a critical part of the design chain as it defines the specifications on how an electronic product is to be built. The more detailed the documentation the less likely manufacturing mistakes will occur. It also ensures that repeat builds of the same product are consistent and makes final inspection easier with less chance of unit rejection or shipment delay while waiting for assembly deviations to be approved.
Document Creation with BluePrint and Allegro PCB Editor or OrCad PCB Editor - 6:02 minutes
This video shows how to quickly create a document set from Allegro or OrCAD PCB Editor. The tool used to create the documents is BluePrint PCB from Downstream Technologies.
Creating Document Templates in BluePrint - 5:41 minutes
This video shows how to create a Document Template from Scratch in BluePrint PCB. It shows resizing of sheets, borders, and adding title and revision blocks. It discusses Document Variables and how they can be used to automate the filling in of Title and Revision blocks. The video also shows how you can add your company logo to a Title Block.
Revision Control in BluePrint - 2:57 minutes
This video shows the "sign-off" process in BluePrint PCB. A document set is created and signed off.
The document set is reloaded, the revision changed and new data loaded.
Creating a Panel (Assembly) Drawing in BluePrint - 7:11 minutes
In this video an assembly drawing is created. The drawing consists of 4 boards arranged with web routes and mill tabs in between them. There are rails on either side of the panel. We also have included a mill tab detail, and a drill chart for the panel drawing.
Creating an Assembly Drawing in BluePrint - 5:09 minutes
This video shows how to create an assembly drawing in BluePrint PCB. Both top and bottom side views of the design, along with Assembly notes and exploded views are shown. We also look at importing DXF data into our Drawing.
Creating an Fabrication Drawing in BluePrint - 4:58 minutes
This video shows how to create a Fabrication drawing in BluePrint PCB. A design is loaded, and the common elements such as layer stack-ups, drill patterns, drill charts and notes are added just by dragging them from the pallet. Dimensions are added, and the word processing capabilities of BluePrint PCB are discussed.
Output Options in BluePrint - 5:56 minutes
This video describes four output option in BluePrint PCB. DXF, PDF, Pack and Release, and Publish to the Web.
BluePrint's Interaction with CAM350 - 4:21 minutes
This video shows how BluePrint PCB and CAM350 can work together to create a release package for the manufacture of a Printed Circuit Board Design. A document set from BluePrint is opened in CAM350 via the link inside BluePrint. The resulting release package is then available in CAM350. The Panelized Gerber's are added to the release package and the database is ready to be sent to the manufacturer.
The Challenge
PCB documentation is a critical part of the design chain as it defines the specifications on how an electronic product is to be built. The more detailed the documentation the less likely manufacturing mistakes will occur. It also ensures that repeat builds of the same product are consistent and makes final inspection easier with less chance of unit rejection or shipment delay while waiting for assembly deviations to be approved.
The Solution
BluePrint is a dynamic new solution, developed in the style of Microsoft Office that quickly creates electronic drawings to drive PCB fabrication and assembly. BluePrint “knows” it is creating a PCB document and imports PCB CAD data to automatically create and intelligently link PCB Views, details, document notes, external documents, URLs and multi-media content. The result is an electronic document which better articulates the instructions for successful fabrication, assembly and inspection of printed circuit boards and which contains all the data necessary to build, view and archive the final product.
- BluePrint-PCB creates PCB drawings for fabrication, assembly, and inspection
- BluePrint-PCB uses MS Office methods to increase productivity and ease-of-use
- BluePrint-PCB creates and displays documents as they would appear to document control and manufacturing
- BluePrint-PCB is the most revolutionary breakthrough in the PCB market since the inception of PCB CAD
This new, state-of-the-art solution creates PCB documentation quickly and easily and replaces the more error-prone, manual approach currently employed. Documentation created with BluePrint is more detailed, can be changed instantly and will lead to faster and more accurate new product introduction.