Is there any power pcb viewer ?

[Boki]

Hi All,

Is there any power pcb viewer ?

The layout file is *.pcb extension, I don't want to install the while
PCB tool again. It is too huge and only for viewing layout outline
purpose. ( I am not layout guy )

Any suggestion ?

Thank you!

Best regards,
Boki.

 

[Eeyore]

Hi All,

Is there any power pcb viewer ?

The layout file is *.pcb extension, I don't want to install the while
PCB tool again. It is too huge and only for viewing layout outline
purpose. ( I am not layout guy )

Any suggestion ?

It's now called PADS again.
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb/pads/

The demo version will let you view a layout.

Graham

 

[Paul E. Schoen]

It's now called PADS again.
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb/pads/

The demo version will let you view a layout.

Graham

The latest version 2007 is something like a single 600 MB download, and
they now have an SP1 which you may have to download and install separately.
I think you can install just PADS-Layout, and skip the schematic program
PADS-Logic and the router, but it's still a huge install. You can then look
at the layout, but you can't generate (or even view) the Gerbers. The
program will enter demo mode as soon as you load a file that exceeds the
free database limits.

If you also have the Gerbers, there are free viewers, or you can send them
to www.4pcb.com and use their FreeDFM, which will tell you about any
manufacturing problems and also provides PDF files of the copper layers,
silkscreen, and masks.

Paul

 

[Boki]

The latest version 2007 is something like a single 600 MB download, and
they now have an SP1 which you may have to download and install separately.
I think you can install just PADS-Layout, and skip the schematic program
PADS-Logic and the router, but it's still a huge install. You can then look
at the layout, but you can't generate (or even view) the Gerbers. The
program will enter demo mode as soon as you load a file that exceeds the
free database limits.

If you also have the Gerbers, there are free viewers, or you can send them
towww.4pcb.comand use their FreeDFM, which will tell you about any
manufacturing problems and also provides PDF files of the copper layers,
silkscreen, and masks.

Paul

Very useful. Thanks.

Boki.