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Will FAB 3000 allow one to compare the PCB layout IPC-D-356A netlist with a netlist generated from the Gerbers?
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Yes, FAB 3000 has the ability to compare the PCB layout against an IPC netlist. Here's a recent youtube movie showing how to perform this feature:
Also, here's a direct quote from a recent customer about FAB 3000's netlist check:
Hi Miranda,
I have been looking for a product like this for a long time. We have
been "bitten" three times in the past three years by gerber errors. One
time was so bad I had to write an article about it on EDN.com:
http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/tales-from-the-cube/4313195/Conspiracy-theory
Also, here's a direct quote from a recent customer about FAB 3000's netlist check:
Hi Miranda,
I have been looking for a product like this for a long time. We have
been "bitten" three times in the past three years by gerber errors. One
time was so bad I had to write an article about it on EDN.com:
http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/tales-from-the-cube/4313195/Conspiracy-theory
Most board houses we have used can not do an IPC netlist compare. The
one I have been using lately charges $70 per design (over & above the
charges for electrical test). So FAB 3000 DFM pays for itself almost
immediately! I figure it's my responsibility anyway to provide correct
gerbers, and not depend on outsiders to check my work.
I have tried other products that claim to do netlist compare, but they
can't handle split planes, or have other problems that make them unusable.
I keep a small library of "problem" designs that typically generate
either false positives or false negatives. FAB 3000 got them all right,
with only one false positive on one board that usually gets dozens.
I didn't need 30 days to evaluate FAB 3000. I ran it through my test
cases in half a day and was amazed. The other DFM checks it does
besides netlist compare, are just gravy.
Garry Motter
Numerical Support Team