CAM350 Training

DownStream Technologies offers a CAM350/DFMStream Course focused on Design Verification and PCB Post Processing. This will be a great opportunity to learn how to get the most out of your CAM350 and/or DFMStream software.

This course is intended for beginner to intermediate level users. We planned the materials to be informative, beneficial and challenging for all levels of PCB Design professionals.

• Getting familiar with the new Graphical User Interface (GUI) and other features
• How to output data from various CAD systems
• Gerber identification and import
• Streams Rule Checking - how to set them up and why
• Netlist Comparison and Design Compare
• Design Rule Checking
• Design for Fabrication (DFM)
• Why and how to use the Design Analyzer
• Putting together the completed design package for Fabrication
• Utilizing the Universal Release Package

Data Preparation

• Proper output of Gerber and NC files for fabrication
• RS-274d vs. RS-274x
• CAD system output hints

CAM350 CAM Editor

• Input options
• DXF to Gerber and Gerber to DXF
• Comparing layers for differences
• Adding Teardrops
• Clearing Silkscreen from lands

Netlist Compare for the Designer

• IPC-d-356 creation in the CAD system
• Using Streams RC for Netlist analysis
• Comparing an IPC-d-356 Netlist to a Gerber extracted Netlist in CAM350
• Verification of results in CAM350

DRC/DFM in CAM350

• Using Streams RC for Design Analysis
• Proper setup of DRC to find potential Fabrication problems
• Setup and save a generic DRC to run against all jobs
• Parameters for running a successful DFF Analysis

The complete data package for Fabrication

• What is in the complete data package, what not to send
• Format of Gerber files
• What to include on the fabrication print
• What to include in a “readme” file

Using the Universal Release Package Navigator