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DownStream Webinar May 6: PCB Documentation Tips
April 30, 2020 | DownStream TechnologiesEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Current tools and methodologies for PCB documentation are essentially workarounds that, rather than automating, in fact create obstacles to quickly producing detailed and accurate PCB documentation.
What is needed is a new approach to PCB documentation—a standalone PCB document authoring tool, developed in the style of Microsoft Office, which quickly creates electronic drawings to drive the PCB fabrication and assembly processes; a tool that “knows” it is creating a PCB document and leverages the PCB CAD data to automatically create and intelligently link PCB views, details, document notes, external documents, URLs and multimedia content.
Attendees will learn how to use BluePrint for Circuit Boards to take control of their documents through automation, while enhancing detail, accuracy, and instructions. High-quality PCB documentation leads to fewer questions, fewer errors, lower overall costs, and huge time savings.
This webinar takes place twice on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
9 am Eastern Time (6 am Pacific Time) Click here to register.
2 pm Eastern Time (11 am Pacific Time) Click here to register.
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