Introducing BluePrint Foundations
An Entry Level Solution to Meet your Basic PCB Documentation
Needs
Welcome to BluePrint Foundations, a basic
BluePrint configuration being offered at a low price point to
get you started with creating electronic PCB documentation. BluePrint Foundations™
grants you the functionality necessary to start automating your
PCB documentation process to quickly create electronic PCB
fabrication and assembly instructions. The solution is
modular and can be incrementally upgraded at any time to meet
your evolving needs.
BluePrint Foundation Features and Functionality:
BluePrint Foundations is a
base system to meet your general PCB documentation needs.
This configuration
contains Fabrication Tool Pallet, Assembly Tool Pallet, Insert Object,
and Web Publisher, plus your choice of one CAD Layout import
option (PADS, Allegro, BoardStation, Expedition, Zuken,
OrCAD, or Altium Designer).
- Use PCB CAD data to drive the documentation process
- Drag and drop automatic formatting of PCB views
- Uses Design CAD Data for intelligent PCB view
display
- Inserts
Gerber, DXF, PDF, JPEG, BMP, AVI, WAV
- Built in word processing
with spell check
- Intelligent note blocks on multiple pages
- Hyperlink between notes, callouts, and details
- Automatic drill chart creation
- Support for drill tolerances
- Automatic layer stack up detail creation
- No hiding and displaying of layers to produce documentation
- Real time viewing of PCB documentation (no output required)
- Export to HTML for web viewing
- Free BluePrint document viewer download
With BluePrint,
DownStream has revolutionized the way PCB Fabrication, Assembly, Panel and Rework documentation
is created.
Data Importation
BluePrint uses PCB CAD data to drive the documentation process. Components, pins, assembly mounting sides,
layers, vias, nets, assembly variants, part attributes, drill holes and symbols, are just a few of the data records that can
be imported into BluePrint to accurately create PCB document elements.
Digital content such as JPEGs, BMPs, GIF, etc
may be imported and used in the drawing. BluePrint also allows
the importation and use of audio and video files to be imported
and stored with the documentation package. The multi-media files
may be linked within the documentation drawings.
Data from other Windows® applications can be imported and used in the BluePrint documentation package.
BluePrint imports PDF, RS274X, DXF, XML, ODB++, JPEG, GIF, TIF, BMP. BluePrint’s clipboard function also allows cutting
and pasting with other applications including text and raster graphics.
(Please Note: some of these above features
are not available with the all BluePrint configurations
but rather as add on options. In some cases Gerber, DXF and PDF imports are available for additional cost,
please contact
sales with questions, and
refer to
Application Note regarding Import, Insert and
OLE options)
All elements are added by dragging and dropping. All drawing elements: PCB Views, Charts, details, text boxes, note blocks, etc; are treated as elements
on the drawing and can be quickly added and modified. Each element may be scaled, formatted,
transformed (Rotated, mirrored, flipped, etc) independently of each other. There is no limit on the number
of elements that can be placed on a drawing.
Fabrication Tool Pallet
Consists of basic fabrication drawing elements and tools.
Support for PCB Views, include board outline, drill pattern,
drill chart - support for detail wizards include: layer
stack-up; finger chamfer, minimum trace width, V-score.
Assembly Tool Pallet
Consists of basic assembly drawing elements and
tools. Support for PCB views include: top/bottom side, parts
list manager, integral parts list and component coordinate
chart.
Insert Object
Allows the storage of external files within the
BluePrint release package.
Web Publisher
Allows for the creation of PCB release packages
in HTML format.
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