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[Dan Walmsley <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also its useful for assembly. If we send an odb++ to China, the manufacturer can produce the pcb and populate it with the correct parts, etc.

Dan

> To: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: nats@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:47:21 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] FW: Export to ODB++
> 
> Hello,
> I think many of you miss the point of having ODB++ export. It's not really
> usefull for PCB manufacturer, you can always go with gerber + IPC netlist.
> 
> But for simulation software you usually need a CAD file (mentor/cadence/...)
> or an ODB++ with Net and components definition. The copper/net part of the
> ODB++ can be easily be generated with CAM software from gerber and IPC
> netlist. The missing part is the component definition.
> 
> It's also usefull for documenting PCB by using integrated software like 
> Blueprint(tm)(c)
> 
> I'm currently working on a python script that generates the component 
> definition
> and add it to the file tree generated by CAM software.
> 
> Le 12/09/2015 22:06, Lorenzo Marcantonio a écrit :
> > On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 06:01:30PM +0200, timofonic timofonic wrote:
> >> I see.
> >>
> >> What about IPC-2581? Is really open? Do PCB manufacturers support it?
> > IPC specs are usually open as in 'buy the paper and then you can
> > implement it'; no consortium, no mandatory fee/royalties/whatever.
> >
> > As in manufacturers support, my experience is that manufacturers just
> > supports gerbers/excellon and maybe one or two CAD packages they have
> > available (usually OrCAD and/or PADS); OTOH since it seems that *all* of
> > them are using genesis 2000 (at least here in italy), they could support
> > OBD++ (but maybe that's an additional license in genesis to buy!)
> >
> 
> 
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