IvexView Gerber Viewer

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IvexViewTM is a Gerber viewer that makes it easy to check your photo plots before making expensive film. View reads Gerber files from WinBoard® PCB and over 20 other venders.

Using a viewer to check photoplot files allows you to look for irregularities in the Gerber output. Then if a problem is found, the board can be corrected and a new output generated. This can save time and money!

IvexViewTM has the same look and feel as WinDraft® and WinBoard®. In addition to previewing files, you can manage multi-layer designs in one job file, highlight D-Codes, and print positive or negative outputs.

Top Eight Reasons to View your Design in IvexViewTM!

  1. Save money by viewing your own design.
  2. Views over 20 formats from most PCB layout programs.
  3. Prints photo-positive or photo-negative artwork on your printer.
  4. Save time by producing manufacturable boards the first time!
  5. Create job project files to organize multi-layer designs quickly and easily.
  6. Display drill holes from NC Drill output.
  7. Launch directly from WinBoardTM so you can easily view your designs.
  8. Great price and outstanding performance.

The PCB Design Process

Most Printed Circuit Boards are made with a process fnown as Gerber Photo-plotting. Once the board is designed, a photoplot output program is made. Professional PCB programs include the ability to make this Gerber photoplot output.
The Gerber photoplot output is then used to make "film". Just like film from a camera, the film produced from the photoplot is used to expose the printed circuit board. This is the start of the manufacturing process.

Film is made for each "layer" of the board, such as component side copper layer, solder side copper layer, silk screen layers, solder mask layers and so on. Making film for each layer can be expensive. If there are any errors in the film, the board will be manufactured incorrectly.

Using a viewer to pre-view the photoplot files, you can look for irregularities in the Gerber output. Then if a problem is found, the board can be corrected and a new output generated. This can save you time and money!

Formats
Academy
Allegro ArtWork
BoardMaker
Cadance V8.1
Cadnetics F1
CadStar V1.2.4
CadStar V6 & 7
Eagle		 Ivex PCB
Layol V4.92
Massteck V6.2
Maxroute
Mentor V8.x
Mentor VA.x
MicroSim V6.2
OrCad V6.3		 OrCad PCB-386
Pads
Protel
Siera
Tango
UltiBoard V4.50
WinBoard
X-Cad

Requirements:

WindowsNT/95:
486/DX PC or greater,
16 Mb of RAM,
20 Mb hard disk space

IvexViewTM   Gerber Viewer
 
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Discontinued by the Manufacturer. Page will be updated soon