What Is ConvertPLUS?

It is a full-featured, CAM software solution, capable of handling the toughest job. Includes a seamless interface to ScanCAD inspection products.

Eliminate those costly revision iterations, improve time-to-market, and increase overall design quality before data has even left the design stage.

Feature Highlights

Special macro specific to convert Gerber files to ScanCAD-ready files for import.
HyperNETLIST Extraction can generate netlist information for even the largest of designs in a matter of minutes.
Import Wizard that loads ALL industry formats (Gerber, Drill, Mill, HPGL, DXF, and more…).
Intelligent Data Transfer with ODB++, ODB++ (X), and IPC-2581 included in select bundles.
Database Navigator provides quick and easy access to all necessary information without the need for menus or toolbars.

Basic Features

Single file, 32-Bit “Intelligent” Database Structure High Speed Graphics
999 Layers, 9999 Apertures
Integrated Printing
Polygon Support (Intelligent Raster Fill, POEX/POIN, G36/G37)
Compositing (Pos & Neg Merging, Paint & Scratch)
Import Wizard (Detects Gerber, Drill, Mill, HPGL, DXF, and Other Formats. Converts Aperture Tables and Reads Automatically)

Automatic Aperture and NC Tool List Converter (Rules Based)
Gerber 274D and 274X Import & Export
MDA AutoPlot Import (Fire9XXX, Cymbolic Sciences)
Barco DPF Import
NC Data Import (Support for Excellon, Sieb & Meyer)
DXF Import & Export
HPGL, HPGL/2 Import & Export
ODB++ Import and Export (Support for Valor and Frontline) Solutions)

OffSpring Import and Export (Support for IPC-2581)
PostScript Export
Bitmap Out (Windows BMP, B&W, Color, up to 1000dpi)
IPC-D-350 Export
Editing Capabilities (Move, Copy, Delete, Rotate, Mirror,etc,.)
Adding Capabilities (Flash, Line, Arc, Circle, Rectangle, Polygon, Text, and More)
IPC-D-356 & 356A Netlist Import and Export

Analysis Features

Browse Errors Directly from Navigator (Quickly Step Through Violations, Repair, and Check-off)
Copper Area Calculation (Fast and Accurate)
Graphical Find Duplicates (Quickly Locate and Remove Duplicate Data Objects, such as Flashes, Draws, and More)
Graphical Layer Compare (Compare Any Two Layers Quickly and Accurately; Browse Differences Through the Navigator)

Macro Scripting Features

Powerful Macro Developer (Drag-and-Drop Capabilities and More)
Load, Run, and Record (Support for Start-Up, Shut-Down, and On-Load Macros)
Support for “Nested” Macros (Embed Macros within Macros) Integrated Debugger (Watch Points, Stops, Step-Thru, etc.)

Advanced Features

Database Navigator (Quick Access to Layers, Apertures, Netlists)
Custom Aperture Editor (Build Special Pads, Logos, etc,.)
Object Level Polarity (Work with Pos & Neg Data on the Fly, Eliminate the Need for Composites)
Layer Sets (Define Layer Sets for Blind & Buried Vias and MCM Stack-Up)
Interactive Data Grouping (Group Objects Together for Fast and Easy Editing)

HyperNETLIST Extraction (Supports SMT, Thru-Hole, Blind & Buried, and MCM)
Interactive Draw-to-Flash Conversion
Draw-to-Custom Conversion (Convert Drawn Graphics into a Custom Aperture)
Raster-to-Vector Conversion (Convert Raster Fill Polygons to Vector Fill for Older Plotters)
Silkscreen Clipping (Clips Silkscreen Away From Pads)

Composite-to-Layer (Flattens Composite to a Single Positive Layer)
Pad Removal (Isolated or Redundant)
Tear-Dropping (True-Shape and Snoman)
Layer Spread (Tile All Layers to Single Sheet of Film)
Layer Scaling
Merge Multiple PCB Files
Automatic Draw-to-Flash Conversion (Convert All Layers at Once, Use Mask Layer as Guide, and More)

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