Assembly plan from the customer.pdf
The plan usually arrives as a finished PDF. It often shows only the references, some labels overlap, and test points are labelled just like every component.
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the way production
needs them.
The customer supplies an assembly plan that has to be prepared for production first. With EFA CAMverse this takes minutes: you decide what appears on the plan and where, and you overlay a layer of your choice.
The assembly drawing shows references. In production, the value often matters more ..
Production needs different information depending on the component. The supplied plan usually shows only the reference.
Needed in productionper component
Ref. Value Part no.
C1, C2 100n 100-2041
R1 10k 100-1003
R2 4k7 100-1472
Q1 BC817 200-0817
U1 STM32G0 300-0412
Values and part numbers are in the data, but not on the plan. Production then looks them up in the bill of materials or adds them by hand.
Whoever places or inspects needs the reference, the value or the part number, depending on the component, and everything must be easy to read.
Labels by your rules ..
- Content from the source dataReference, value, package, MPN, manufacturer or part number: EFA CAMverse uses the attributes from the data, for all components or per component type.
- Placed automaticallyEvery label sits next to its component and is easy to read, with no rework.
- Fine-tune by handYou move or rotate individual labels directly in the plan and choose per component which information it shows. Every change to the labels can be undone.
Every detail in the right place ..
Values, references and layers appear exactly where production needs them. Anything that does not help, you hide.
Overlay a layer of your choice.
You lay the silkscreen or drill layer over the assembly drawing, in colour and with transparency.
- Background, board, package, pads, pin-1 marker and labels each get their own colour.
- Pads, pin-1 marker and labels can also be hidden completely.
- Top and bottom have their own views.
Easy to read. Fit for production.
Every component shows exactly the information production needs.
YOUR ASSEMBLY PLANLabelled by your rules
RulesResistors, capacitors and inductors show the value, all other components the reference.
FontYou choose the font and colour freely, and the size in steps.
OutputYou print the plan, including to a PDF printer, or save it as PNG or JPG.
ProjectLabels, manual corrections, colours and the overlaid layer are saved in the project.
No more looking things up in the BOM.
Good to know ..
Which information can the labels show?
Reference, value, package, MPN, manufacturer, customer or internal part number and other attributes from the source data. This applies to all components or, by rule, per component type.
How do test points and fiducials stay without labels?
With a name pattern such as TP* or FID*, several separated by commas. The components stay visible with pads and package, and only their label is left out.
Which layer can I overlay?
Any layer from the data, for example the silkscreen or the drill layer. It lies over the assembly drawing in colour and with transparency.
Are my corrections kept?
Yes. EFA CAMverse saves the labels including manual corrections, colours and the overlaid layer in the project file. The next job starts where you left off.
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