Automating the PCB Documentation Process

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Dedicated tools to help reduce the once-manual job by 20% of the typical design cycle time.  Mike Buetow of Printed Circuit Design & FAB wrote this informative article featuring BluePrint.  (View the PDF)

BluePrint-PCB Version 3.0 builds upon core BluePrint functionality to provide a superior set of tools to create complex PCB documentation more accurately and in a fraction of the time of traditional methods.

Included in Version 3.0 are many new features and performance improvements including enhancements to the Panel Drawing feature and Dimensioning and Assembly Reference Designator functions.

This release is a direct result of customer input, feedback and requests and further establishes BluePrint-PCB as the premier PCB documentation solution.

“Version 3.0 once again demonstrates our commitment to bringing customer-focused solutions to the marketplace,” said Rick Almeida, one of the founders of DownStream. “We worked extensively with our user advisory committee and other selected customers to deliver real-world solutions they can use today to improve productivity and save money. This release is packed with many tactical features requested by customers since the previous version putting BluePrint-PCB far beyond any other documentation solution available in the marketplace today,” he added.

• Automatically create PCB views, details, and tables from PCB CAD data
• Remove constraints of PCB CAD but retain design intelligence
• Use PCB intelligence to create common drawing elements
• Create live and interactive documentation with hyperlinks and multi-media
• Store all information associated with the PCB assembly in one electronic "release package"
• Support instantaneous engineering changes (ECOs)
• Allow viewing of documents without the application - web, PDF, or viewer