Introducing BluePrint-PCB
A Comprehensive, Powerful PCB Documentation Solution
Welcome to BluePrint-PCB. This is DownStream's most
comprehensive BluePrint configuration available. BluePrint-PCB was created
to meet all your PCB documentation needs. This configuration
supplies you with everything BluePrint has to offer, excluding the all
new Panel Tool Pallet and our PDF Interface.
BluePrint-PCB Features and Functionality:
BluePrint-PCB contains
everything found in BluePrint Foundations (Fabrication Tool
Pallet, Assembly Tool Pallet, Insert Object, and Web
Publisher), plus the Advanced Feature Tool
Kit, Assembly Drawing Tool Kit, DXF Interface, Import Gerber, Pack and
Release, CSV/ODBC Interface, Advanced Customization Tool
Kit, and, of course, your choice of one CAD Layout import
option (PADS, Allegro, BoardStation, Expedition, Zuken,
OrCAD, or Altium Designer).
BluePrint-PCB is powerful
and feature rich:
- Use PCB CAD data to drive the documentation process
- Drag and drop automatic formatting of PCB views
- Imports DXF files for dragging and dropping
mechanical hardware
- Gerber files can be imported and
used on drawing sheets to document PCB artwork layers
- 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
- Unlimited PCB views on single sheet (top side, bottom side,
inner layers)
- View assembly variances on Assembly drawing
- Fast and easy assembly reference designation placement
- Support for mechanical components in BOM
- No hiding and displaying of layers to produce documentation
- Real time viewing of PCB documentation (no output required)
- Compress drawings and files with an integrated
viewer for sharing
- Import parts lists from Enterprise systems via CSV
and ODBC formats
- Customize templates and automation to integrate with
specific standards
- 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.
Advanced Feature Tool Kit
Adds additional functionality such as
coordinate dimensions to the basic tool pallet and tool bar,
BluePrint Reference Designator text box generator and blind
buried via support in layer stack up, PCB views, and drill
charts. Also enables search functionality.
Assembly Drawing Tool Kit
Allows PCB views to be displayed by variant,
variant manager, variant lists, variant status in parts list and
variant legend. Allows parts list to be displayed by variant in
parts list manager. Also enables the importation of variant
lists via CSV format. Enables displaying of PCB Views by process
step, process step manager, process step chart, display of
process, steps in parts list manger. Enables side and sectional
view wizards.
DXF Interface
Import DXF files directly into BluePrint for dragging and dropping mechanical hardware
onto drawing sheets along with PCB views.
Import Gerber
Gerber files can be imported and used on drawing sheets to document PCB artwork layers.
Pack and Release
Users can select drawings and files and compress them with an integrated viewer for use with
users who may not have a BluePrint-Viewer or wish to install one.
CSV/ODB Interface
Parts lists stored in Enterprise systems can be imported into BluePrint via CSV
or ODBC formats. Upon completion of the documentation cycle, revised parts lists can then be exported
through either format back to the Enterprise system.
Advanced Customization Tool Kit
BluePrint's API and template architecture allows complete customization of
templates and automation for integration with company specific standards.
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